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the Geography of indonesia

location: Southeastern Asia on an archipelago between the Pacific and Indian Oceans  area:         Approximately three times the size                       of Texas total :         1,183,444 square miles (1,904,569                       sq. km) land:          1,125,656 square miles                       (1,811,569 sq. km) water:       57,787 square miles (93,000 sq. km) borders:   The closest neighbors include                       Malaysia, Papua New Guinea,                       Timor-leste climate:   Humid, hot, and tropical. The                       weather is more moderate in the                       highland areas  terrain:   Mostly coastal lowlands. The larger                        islands are mountainous. elevation extremes: lowest:      Indian Ocean exactly at sea level highest     Puncak Jaya at 16,023 feet (4,884  point:        meters) above sea level natural hazards: Severe droughts, occasional flooding, earthquakes, volcanoes, forest fires, tsunamis. Indonesia is home to more volcanoes than any other place in the world. Approximately seventy-six are active, with significant activity in Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi Island, Merapi, the Banda Sea, and on Halmahera and Sanghe Islands  Source: www.cia.gov 2017

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