Geography

Indonesia

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Administrative divisions

AcehBaliBangka-Belitung IslandsBantenBengkuluCentral JavaCentral KalimantanCentral SulawesiEast JavaEast KalimantanEast Nusa TenggaraGorontaloJakarta Special Capital RegionJambiLampungMalukuNorth KalimantanNorth MalukuNorth SulawesiNorth SumatraPapuaRiauRiau IslandsSouth KalimantanSouth SulawesiSouth SumatraSoutheast SulawesiSpecial Region of YogyakartaWest JavaWest KalimantanWest Nusa TenggaraWest PapuaWest SulawesiWest Sumatra
34 · First-level (ADM1)

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AcehBaliBangka-Belitung IslandsBantenBengkuluCentral JavaCentral KalimantanCentral SulawesiEast JavaEast KalimantanEast Nusa TenggaraGorontaloJakarta Special Capital RegionJambiLampungMalukuNorth KalimantanNorth MalukuNorth SulawesiNorth SumatraPapuaRiauRiau IslandsSouth KalimantanSouth SulawesiSouth SumatraSoutheast SulawesiSpecial Region of YogyakartaWest JavaWest KalimantanWest Nusa TenggaraWest PapuaWest SulawesiWest Sumatra

Source: geoBoundaries CGAZ (ADM1)

IndicatorValue
Total area1,917,000 km²World Bank WDI [2023]
Exclusive economic zone (EEZ)6,019,000 km²Marine Regions [2024]
Administrative divisions (ADM1)34 divisionsgeoBoundaries [2026]
LocationSoutheastern Asia, archipelago between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific OceanCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Coastline54,716 kmCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Land boundaries2,958 kmCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Bordering countriesMalaysia 1,881 km; Papua New Guinea 824 km; Timor-Leste 253 kmCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Terrainmostly coastal lowlands; larger islands have interior mountainsCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Climatetropical; hot, humid; more moderate in highlandsCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Natural resourcespetroleum, tin, natural gas, nickel, timber, bauxite, copper, fertile soils, coal, gold, silver; note: Indonesia is the World's leading producer of nickel with an output of 1.6 million mt in 2022CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Highest pointPuncak Jaya 4,884 mCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Lowest pointIndian/Pacific Oceans 0 mCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Mean elevation367 mCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Area (comparative)slightly less than three times the size of TexasCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Natural hazardsoccasional floods; severe droughts; tsunamis; earthquakes; volcanoes; forest fires volcanism: Indonesia contains the most volcanoes of any country in the world, with over 75 historically active; significant volcanic activity occurs on Java, Sumatra, the Sunda Islands, Halmahera Island, Sulawesi Island, Sangihe Island, and in the Banda Sea; Merapi (2,968 m), Indonesia's most active volcano, has been deemed a Decade Volcano by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, worthy of study due to its explosive history and close proximity to human populations; in 2018, a large explosion and flank collapse destroyed most of the island of Anak Krakatau (Child of Krakatau) and generated a deadly tsunami that left more than 400 dead; other notable historically active volcanoes include Agung, Awu, Karangetang, Krakatau (Krakatoa), Makian, Raung, Sinabung, and Tambora; see note 2 under "Geography - note"CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Maritime claimsterritorial sea: 12 nm; exclusive economic zone: 200 nm; note: measured from claimed archipelagic straight baselinesCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive

Section metadata

Data year2026
EditionDatabook 2026
Coverage16/16
LicenseCC-BY
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Datasets on this page
  • World Bank WDI
    world_bank_wdi
    Edition: 2024
  • Marine Regions
    marine_regions_eez
    Edition: 2024
  • geoBoundaries
    www.geoboundaries.org
    Edition: 2026
  • CIA World Factbook
    cia_factbook
    Edition: 2025
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About this data

Indonesia's geography on Databook compiles 16 indicators from 4 open datasets including World Bank WDI, Marine Regions, geoBoundaries. Key figures include total area (1,917,000 km²), exclusive economic zone (eez) (6,019,000 km²). Data is referenced to 2026. Every value carries its source and publication year, published under open licenses.