Indonesian culture

The Republic of Indonesia (RI), generally called Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia that is crossed by the equator and lies between the Asian and Australian continents and between the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Indonesia is the largest archipelagic country in the world consisting of 13,466 islands, [6] an alternative name commonly used is the archipelago. [7] With a population of over 263,846,946 million people by 2016, [8] Indonesia is the fourth most populous country in the world and the world's most populous Muslim country, with more than 220 million people. [9] The form of Indonesian government is a republic, with the House of Representatives, the Regional House of Representatives and the President elected directly.

Indonesia's capital city is Jakarta. Indonesia borders with Malaysia on the island of Borneo, with Papua New Guinea on the island of Papua and with Timor Leste on Timor Island. Other neighboring countries are Singapore, Philippines, Australia, and the united territories of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India.