List of islands of Indonesia

The map of the Indonesian archipelago along with the names of its islands and seas, is estimated to encompass between 17,000 to 18,000 islands scattered across the entire Indonesian archipelago.
Etymology	Indonesia from Greek: Ινδο (Indo, lit. 'Indies') + νησιά (nisiá, lit. 'islands') Nusantara from Javanese: ꦤꦸꦱ (Nusa, lit. 'islands') + ꦲꦤ꧀ꦠꦫ (antara, lit. 'outer') See also: Names of Indonesia
Geography
Location	Southeast Asia and Oceania
Adjacent to	Indian Ocean Pacific Ocean
Total islands	± 17,000–18,000 islands[1][2]
Major islands	Java Kalimantan Maluku Islands Papua Sumatra Sulawesi
Area	8,300,000 km2 (3,200,000 sq mi)
Highest elevation	4,884 m (16024 ft)[a]
Highest point	Puncak Jaya
Administration
Indonesia
President	Joko Widodo
Demographics
Demonym	Indonesians
Population	± 280,000,000 (2023)
Languages	Over 700 languages
Ethnic groups	Over 1,300 ethnic groups

The islands of Indonesia, also known as the Indonesian Archipelago (Indonesian: Kepulauan Indonesia) or Nusantara, may refer either to the islands composing the country of Indonesia or to the geographical groups which include its islands.^[3] Indonesia is the world's largest archipelagic state, stretching from Sumatra in Asia to the western part of New Guinea in Oceania.

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