INDONESIA

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Main facts about the geography of Indonesia

• The Indian Ocean borders Indonesia to the West and the Pacific Ocean borders it to the East
• The giant archipelago is made up of over approximately 17,000 islands, but only a third of these are occupied by humans year round
• The islands are full of mountains and active volcanoes, including some of the most devastating eruptions of the past few centuries
• The five primary islands are called New Guinea, Java, Sumatra, Borneo, and Sulawesi