maps of indonesia

Indonesia is situated in South East Asia and Oceania. It consists of over thousand s of islands. Indonesia maps an area of around 1,919,440 square kilometers. The capital city is Jakarta which is also its largest city. The official language of the country is Indonesian and it is a presidential republic. It got its independence from Netherlands in 1945.

The Javanese are the largest ethnic group in Indonesia. It supports the world’s second largest level of biodiversity. The name of the country simply means Indian islands. Indonesia is also a unitary state. The seismic activity in this country is very high and there are a number of volcanoes.

The economy of the country is largest in South East Asia. Its major export markets are in Japan and the United States followed by China. The service sector is the largest in the economy followed by industry. Though, many of its people still practice agriculture.

Major corruption is however the major factor behind slow economic growth rate in the country. The maps of Indonesia show that the country is very rich in its biodiversity and there are many species of animal which are endemic to Indonesia. For those with the travel maps of Indonesia there’s a lot to explore out there in Papua islands and other smaller islands of this country.