Indonesia

Map of Indonesia

Official name: Republic of Indonesia Capital: Jakarta Area: total: 1,919,440 sq km water: 93,000 sq km land: 1,826,440 sq km Location: Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean Geographic coordinates: 5 00 S, 120 00 E Comparative Area: 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 Terrain: mostly coastal lowlands; larger islands have interior mountains Elevation extremes: lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: Puncak Jaya 5,030 m