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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikivoyage or other free sources online. Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a sovereign state in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 17,508 islands. It encompasses 33 provinces and 1 Special Administrative Region (for being governed by a pre-colonial monarchy) with over 238 million people, making it the world´s fourth most populous country. Indonesia´s republic form of government comprises an elected legislature and president. The nation´s capital city is Jakarta. The largest islands are Sumatra, Java, Borneo (called Kalimantan in Indonesia, which has sovereignty over about two-thirds of the island), Sulawesi, and New Guinea (eastern half). Other notable islands include Timor (eastern half), the Maluku Islands, and the Lesser Sunda Islands which include Bali. Both nature and culture are major components of Indonesian tourism. This book offers information on Indonesia and its most notable places.

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