Indonesia: Difference between revisions

(Created page with "'''Indonesia''', officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a vast archipelagic nation in Southeast Asia, spanning approximately 1,904,569 km² across thousands of islands, bordered by Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste, and surrounded by the Indian and Pacific Oceans.<ref name="CIA">{{Cite web |title=Indonesia |url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/indonesia/ |publisher=CIA World Factbook |date=2025-05-01 |access-date=2025-05-28}}</ref>...")
 
 
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== Geography ==
== Geography ==


Indonesia covers 1,904,569 km² across over 17,000 islands, including Java, Sumatra, Borneo (shared with Malaysia), and New Guinea (shared with Papua New Guinea), with a tropical climate.<ref name="CIA"/> The capital, [[Jakarta]], and cities like [[Surabaya]], [[Medan]], and [[Kupang]] host Catholic communities, with pilgrimage sites like the [[Graha Maria Annai Velangkanni]] in Medan. The archipelago’s volcanoes and beaches support Catholic mission activities.
Indonesia covers 1,904,569 km² across over 17,000 islands, including Java, Sumatra, Borneo (shared with [[Malaysia]]), and New Guinea (shared with Papua New Guinea), with a tropical climate.<ref name="CIA"/> The capital, [[Jakarta]], and cities like [[Surabaya]], [[Medan]], and [[Kupang]] host Catholic communities, with pilgrimage sites like the [[Graha Maria Annai Velangkanni]] in Medan. The archipelago’s volcanoes and beaches support Catholic mission activities.


== History ==
== History ==