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The name is controversial in Indonesia due to its ethnic connotations and colonial undertones, which can overshadow the country's diverse cultures. Situated between the Indian and Pacific oceans, the archipelago of over 25,000 islands and islets is the largest archipelago by area and fifth by number of islands in the world.
Name of the archipelago Number of islands, islets, reefs, coral reefs and cays Location (total number of islands) Archipelago Sea (Åland Archipelago): 50,000 (Approx.)
Comprising over 17,000 islands, of which about 6,000 are inhabited, it is the world's largest archipelagic state. [49] The Indonesian archipelago has a total land area of 1,904,569 square kilometers (735,358 sq mi), including 93,000 square kilometres (35,908 sq mi) of inland seas such as straits, bays, and other bodies of water. The surrounding ...
Indonesia: 17,508 6,000 Largest archipelagic state. 5 major islands and about 30 smaller groups, about 6,000 are inhabited. By location By area By population. By extremities [30] Italy: 808 77 List [citation needed] Japan: 120,729 430 14,125 islands with a circumference of at least 0.1 km. By area By location [31] [32] [33] Kiribati: 33 21
This list includes all islands in the world larger than 1,000 km 2 (390 sq mi). For size and location reference, the four continental landmasses are also shown. Continental landmasses Continental landmasses are not usually classified as islands despite being completely surrounded by water. [Note 1] However, because the definition of continent varies between geographers, the Americas are ...
The World (artificial) Along the coast of Australia ... (Indonesia) Togian Islands; Tudjuh Archipelago. Anambas Islands; ... Greater Antilles 38,400,500 Lesser ...
This is a list of islands in the world ordered by population, which includes all islands with more than 100,000 people. For comparison, continental landmasses are also shown, in italics. The population of the world's islands is over 730 million, approximately 9% of the world's total population.
Indonesia is the world's largest island country by area (1,904,569 km 2), and by total number of islands (17,504 islands). [4] It is also the world's most populous island country, with a population of over 270 million (the fourth most populous country in the world, after India, China, and the United States).