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Indonesia Geography 1998 https://greekorthodoxchurch.org/wfb1998/indonesia/indonesia_geography.html SOURCE: 1998 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Location Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean Geographic coordinates 5 00 S, 120 00 E Map references Southeast Asia Area
Area - comparative slightly less than three times the size of Texas Land boundaries
Coastline 54,716 km Maritime claims
measured from claimed archipelagic baselines
Climate tropical; hot, humid; more moderate in highlands Terrain mostly coastal lowlands; larger islands have interior mountains Elevation extremes
Natural resources petroleum, tin, natural gas, nickel, timber, bauxite, copper, fertile soils, coal, gold, silver Land use
Irrigated land 45,970 sq km (1993 est.) Natural hazards occasional floods, severe droughts, tsunamis, earthquakes Environment - current issues deforestation; water pollution from industrial wastes, sewage; air pollution in urban areas Environment - international agreements
Geography - note
archipelago of 17,000 islands (6,000 inhabited); straddles Equator;
strategic location astride or along major sea lanes from Indian Ocean to Pacific
Ocean
NOTE: The information regarding Indonesia on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Indonesia Geography 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Indonesia Geography 1998 should be addressed to the CIA. |