Which continent does Indonesia belong to? Map of Indonesia

Indonesia belongs to Asia and is a Southeast Asian country with Jakarta as its capital. It consists of about 65,438+07,508 islands, which is a part of the Malay Archipelago and the largest archipelagic country in the world. Its territory spans Asia and Oceania and it is also a country with many volcanoes and earthquakes. The larger islands are kalimantan island, Sumatra, Irian, Sulawesi and Java.

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Indonesia is located in southeast Asia, across the equator, bordering Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Malaysia, and facing Thailand, Singapore, the Philippines, Australia and other countries across the sea. Indonesia straddles the equator (12 S-7 N), and more than 70% of its territory is located in the southern hemisphere, with an east longitude of 96 to140 and a length of more than 5,500 kilometers from east to west. Indonesian islands are scattered, mainly including kalimantan island, Sumatra, Irian, Sulawesi and Java. Every island has many rugged mountains and hills, only a narrow coastal plain, surrounded by shallow seas and corals. From 13 to 14, it formed a powerful empire in Java and became a Dutch colony at the end of 16. 1942 was occupied by Japan. 1945 independence, 1950 the Republic of China was founded in August. 1963, West Irian occupied by the Netherlands was recovered.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Indonesia