What are the 5 main islands of Indonesia?
It comprises five main islands: Sumatra, Java, Borneo (known as Kalimantan in Indonesia), Sulawesi, and New Guinea; two major island groups (Nusa Tenggara and the Maluku Islands) and sixty smaller island groups.
What are the two main islands of Indonesia?
The largest islands are Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo), Sulawesi, and the Indonesian part of New Guinea (known as Papua or Irian Jaya)….Facts & Figures.
| Location | : | Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean |
|---|---|---|
| Capital City | : | Jakarta |
| Official Language | Bahasa Indonesia |
How many islands make up Indonesia’s archipelago?
17,508 islands
Which countries belong to Malay Archipelago?
It includes Brunei, East Malaysia, East Timor, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and the Philippines.
What is the 2nd largest archipelago in the world?
Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Is Japan a archipelago?
Japan is an island country comprising a stratovolcanic archipelago over 3,000 km (1,900 mi) along East Asia’s Pacific coast. It consists of 6,852 islands. The 5 main islands are Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku and Okinawa.
Which island is biggest in the world?
Greenland
Which country owns the most islands?
Sweden
Can you buy an island and make it your own country?
You can buy islands in many countries, but that means that you are a landowner, not a separate country. You can try to take an island by force, but fortunately for the small states of the Pacific and the Caribbean there are powerful countries that prevent that sort of thing.
What is the top 10 smallest countries in the world?
The world’s 10 smallest countries
- VATICAN CITY STATE.
- PRINCIPALITY OF MONACO.
- TUVALU.
- REPUBLIC OF SAN MARINO.
- PRINCIPALITY OF LIECHTENSTEIN.
- REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS.
- REPUBLIC OF NAURU.
- FEDERATION OF ST CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS.
Which nation has the highest IQ?
Singapore
Who is the smartest person in the world alive?
Christopher Michael Langan (born March 25, 1952) is an American horse rancher and autodidact who has been reported to score very highly on IQ tests. Langan’s IQ was estimated on ABC’s 20/20 to be between 195 and 210, and in 1999 he was described by some journalists as “the smartest man in America” or “in the world”.