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title: "Indonesia — capital, area, population and currency"
description: "Indonesia: capital Jakarta, area 1,904,569 km², population 285,721,236 (2025), currency Indonesian rupiah. Languages, time zones and calling code."
url: https://atoneplace.net/country/indonesia/
site: "At One Place"
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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

- [Saudi Arabia](https://atoneplace.net/country/saudi-arabia/)
- [Mexico](https://atoneplace.net/country/mexico/)
- [Sudan](https://atoneplace.net/country/sudan/)
- [Libya](https://atoneplace.net/country/libya/)
- [India](https://atoneplace.net/country/india/)
- [China](https://atoneplace.net/country/china/)
- [Pakistan](https://atoneplace.net/country/pakistan/)
- [Bangladesh](https://atoneplace.net/country/bangladesh/)
- [Japan](https://atoneplace.net/country/japan/)
- [Philippines](https://atoneplace.net/country/philippines/)
- [Vietnam](https://atoneplace.net/country/vietnam/)
- [Iran](https://atoneplace.net/country/iran/)

## Sources

- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/) [Public domain (US Government)]
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (https://data.worldbank.org/) [CC BY 4.0]