Indonesian Geography, Indonesia Geography
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Location: Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean
Geographic coordinates: 5 00 S, 120 00 E
Map references: Southeast Asia
Area: Total: 1,919,440 sq km land: 1,826,440 sq km water: 93,000 sq km
Area - comparative: Slightly less than three times the size of Texas
Land boundaries: Total: 2,830 km border countries: East Timor 228 km, Malaysia 1,782 km, Papua New Guinea 820 km
Coastline: 54,716 km
Maritime claims: Measured from claimed archipelagic straight baselines territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Climate: Tropical; hot, humid; more moderate in highlands
Terrain: Mostly coastal lowlands; larger islands have interior mountains
Elevation extremes: Lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: Puncak Jaya 5,030 m
Natural resources: Petroleum, tin, natural gas, nickel, timber, bauxite, copper, fertile soils, coal, gold, silver
Land use: Arable land: 11.32% permanent crops: 7.23% other: 81.45% (2001)
Irrigated land: 48,150 sq km (1998 est.)
Natural hazards: Occasional floods, severe droughts, tsunamis, earthquakes, volcanoes, forest fires
Environment - current issues: Deforestation; water pollution from industrial wastes, sewage; air pollution in urban areas; smoke and haze from forest fires
Environment - international agreements: Party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: Marine Life Conservation
Geography - note: Archipelago of 17,508 islands (6,000 inhabited); straddles equator; strategic location astride or along major sea lanes from Indian Ocean to Pacific Ocean
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The information here has been derived from Public Domain Sources such as the CIA World Factbook. No liability can be taken for any inaccuracies.
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