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Indonesia

إندونيسيا

AsiaSoutheast Asia

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Key facts

Official name
Republic of Indonesia
Name in Arabic
إندونيسيا
Capital
Jakarta
Region
Asia
Subregion
Southeast Asia
Official languages
Indonesian
Currency
Indonesian Rupiah · Rp · IDR
Area
1,904,569 km²
Coastline
Yes

Neighbours

Flags often confused with this one

About Indonesia

Indonesia is a country in Southeast Asia, one of the 47 countries of Asia on GlobeQuizz. Its full official name is Republic of Indonesia. In Arabic, the name is written إندونيسيا, and the capital جاكرتا. Its geographic centre lies in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres.

The capital of Indonesia is Jakarta. Jakarta lies at about 6° south and 107° east. The official language of Indonesia is Indonesian. Its currency is the Indonesian Rupiah, with the symbol ⁨Rp⁩ and the international code IDR.

Indonesia covers about 1,904,569 square kilometres, which puts it 14th by area among the 195 countries on GlobeQuizz. It shares land borders with 3 countries: Papua New Guinea, Malaysia, and Timor-Leste. The largest of these neighbours by area is Papua New Guinea. Other countries in Southeast Asia include Myanmar, Thailand, and the Philippines. Its flag is easy to confuse with the flags of Monaco and Poland, a classic trap in the Hard level of the flags quiz. To practise flags, capitals and currencies, play the Asia quiz on GlobeQuizz, which mixes Indonesia with the other countries of the same region.

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