Indonesia
Seventeen thousand islands, one nation
Passport card
Republic of Indonesia
Indonesia
- Capital
- Jakarta
- Continent
- Asia
- Currency
- Rupiah
- Languages
- Bahasa Indonesia
- People
- About 29 crore
- Size
- About 19.0 lakh km²
- Leader
- President Prabowo Subianto
- Free since
- 17 August 1945
- About the capital
- A new capital, Nusantara, is being built on Borneo.
- Time
- 1½ hours ahead of India: at 12 noon in India, it is 1:30 pm in Jakarta
⭐ Indonesia is the world's largest archipelago, with about 17,000 islands.
Your Indonesia stamp
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Two ways to learn
Learn about Indonesia
Find it on the globe
Fly from India to Indonesia
Turn the globe with your finger. Indonesia has 3 neighbours on land: tap one to visit it.
Compare with India
Indonesia and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale.
- SizeIndia is about 1.7 times the size of Indonesia.
- PeopleIndia has about 5 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 29 crore in Indonesia.
- DistanceJakarta is about 5,000 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimeIndonesia is 1½ hours ahead of India. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 1:30 pm in Jakarta.
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on Indonesia, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on Indonesia
- A fresh mix from the country's 100 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn Indonesia's passport stamp.
Map puzzle
Put Indonesia back on the map
Indonesia and its neighbours have fallen off the map. Can you put all 4 back?
Big neighbours stop at the edge of this map. Places too tiny to see are shown as circles.
Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free Indonesia worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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