The Republic of Indonesia is an archipelagic country that consists of more than 17,000 islands. It is located in Southeast Asia and bordered by the Malaysian state of Sarawak to the north, Singapore to the north-west, and the Philippine island of Mindanao to the south. The country’s capital, Jakarta, is located on the island of Java.
The Indonesian islands are divided into two main geographical regions: the Western Islands and the Eastern Islands. The Western Islands, which include the islands …