List of islands of Indonesia

Indonesian Archipelago
Native name: Kepulauan Indonesia
Etymology	Indonesia from Greek: Ινδο (Indo, lit. 'Indies') + νησιά (nisiá, lit. 'islands'); Nusantara from Javanese: ꦤꦸꦱ (Nusa, lit. 'islands') + ꦲꦤ꧀ꦠꦫ (antara, lit. 'outer');
Geography
Location	Southeast Asia
Adjacent to	Indian Ocean; Oceania; Pacific Ocean;
Total islands	± 17,000–18,000 islands
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)
Highest point	Puncak Jaya
Administration
	Indonesia
President	Joko Widodo
Demographics
Demonym	Indonesians
Population	± 270,000,000 (2020)
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. 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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