Geography of Indonesia
Location:
Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean
Geographic coordinates:
5 00 S, 120 00 E
Map references:
Southeast Asia
Area:
Area - comparative:
slightly less than three times the size of Texas
Land boundaries:
Coastline:
54,716 km
Maritime claims:
measured from claimed archipelagic baselines
Climate:
tropical; hot, humid; more moderate in highlands
Terrain:
mostly coastal lowlands; larger islands have interior mountains
Elevation extremes:
Natural resources:
petroleum, tin, natural gas, nickel, timber, bauxite, copper, fertile soils, coal, gold, silver
Land use:
Irrigated land:
45,970 sq km (1993 est.)
Natural hazards:
occasional floods, severe droughts, tsunamis, earthquakes, volcanoes
Environment - current issues:
deforestation; water pollution from industrial wastes, sewage; air pollution in urban areas; smoke and haze from forest fires
Environment - international agreements:
Geography - note:
archipelago of 17,000 islands (6,000 inhabited); straddles Equator; strategic location astride or along major sea lanes from Indian Ocean to Pacific Ocean
total:
1,919,440 sq km
land:
1,826,440 sq km
water:
93,000 sq km
total:
2,602 km
border countries:
Malaysia 1,782 km, Papua New Guinea 820 km
exclusive economic zone:
200 nm
territorial sea:
12 nm
lowest point:
Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point:
Puncak Jaya[?] 5,030 m
arable land:
10%
permanent crops:
7%
permanent pastures:
7%
forests and woodland:
62%
other:
14% (1993 est.)
party to:
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified:
Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Marine Life Conservation