There are more than 17,000 islands in Indonesia, making it the world’s largest archipelago. The islands are scattered across more than 5,000 miles of sea.
The largest islands in Indonesia are Sumatra, Java, Borneo (shared with Brunei and Malaysia), Sulawesi, and New Guinea (shared with Papua New Guinea).
The most populated islands are Java, Sumatra, and Sulawesi.
The islands of Indonesia are grouped into five main geographic regions:
The largest islands in Indonesia are found in the Sumatra-Java region. This …