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Indonesia

Indonesia
Capital Jakarta
1,904,569 km² · 285,721,236 people (2025) · Indonesian rupiah

The largest archipelago in the world: official surveys count more than 17,000 islands, of which around 6,000 are inhabited, spread over 5,100 km of ocean. Indonesia sits on the Pacific Ring of Fire and has about 130 active volcanoes, more than any other country. It also holds more of the world's remaining tropical peatland than anywhere except the Congo basin.

The facts

Capital
Jakarta
Area
1,904,569 km² — 735,358 sq mi
Population
285,721,236 (2025)
Density
150.0 people per km²
Currency
Indonesian rupiah (IDR, Rp)
Official language
Indonesian
Time zones
UTC+07:00, UTC+08:00, UTC+09:00
Calling code
+62
Drives on the
left
ISO codes
ID · IDN
Continent
Asia

How it compares

By area
15 of 200
By population
4 of 200

Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.

Countries of a similar size

Country Area (km²) Population
Saudi Arabia 2,149,690 36,973,555
Mexico 1,964,375 131,946,900
Indonesia ← 1,904,569 285,721,236
Sudan 1,861,484 51,662,147
Libya 1,759,540 7,458,555

Common questions

What is the capital of Indonesia?
Jakarta
What currency does Indonesia use?
The Indonesian rupiah (IDR).
How big is Indonesia?
1,904,569 km², or 735,358 square miles — 15 of 200 by area.
Which side of the road does Indonesia drive on?
The left.

Related pages

Sources

  1. The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
  2. World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)

How these figures are compiled and checked