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The independent Republic of Indonesia consists of
approximately 17,000 islands.
Approximately 6,000 islands are inhabited and everyone is
unique in cultural, historical, economic, botanic and geographical respect.
The most important and most well-known islands are: Java,
Sumatra, Bali,
Lombok, Sulawesi, the Sunda islands, Irian
Jaya, Kalimantan, Molukken,
Komodo, Flores and more. More
than two thirds of the land of one of the
largest islands of the earth,
Borneo, belongs to Indonesia.
The capital of
Indonesia, Jakarta, with more than seven 7 million
inhabitants is located on the island of Java.
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