general facts
Indonesia is positioned on the equator, above Australia and between the Indian Ocean and the North Pacific Ocean. Some of the neighbouring countries of Indonesia are Australia, Papua New Guinea, Malaysia and the Philippines.
Indonesia is positioned in the Ring of Fire, an area where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur. Therefore, it unfortunately has around 130 active volcanoes!
Indonesia is positioned in the Ring of Fire, an area where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur. Therefore, it unfortunately has around 130 active volcanoes!
Although Indonesia only has five main islands, Sumatra (the largest of the islands), Java (the island with the highest population), Kalimantan, West Papua (also known as Irian Jaya) and Sulawesi, it comprises of over seventeen thousand islands and is undoubtedly a very unique country.
Indonesia takes up 1 919 443 square kilometres of land and has a population of 250.50 million people. That's 130.5 people per square kilometre of land. If you want to put that in perspective, Australia is 7 692 024 square kilometres, but only has a population of around 23 million.
Indonesia's physical landmass is mostly made up of mountains, the highest of which is Puncak Jaya, standing at 4884 metres. There are also an abundance of tropical rainforests and jungles, as well as swampy mangrove regions.
The capital of Indonesia is Jakarta. It is run by a republic society. The currency used in Indonesia is the rupiah.
In general, Indonesia's climate is hot, wet and humid. The average temperature is around 24 degrees Celsius to 28 degrees Celsius. The wet seasons are from October to April while the dry seasons are from May to September.
There are several monsoons, strong winds that usually bring heavy rains, from December to March.
Click the link below to view the current weather in Indonesia:
http://www.timeanddate.com/weather/indonesia/denpasar