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Geography - note Indonesia, in 30 editions.
The entry for Indonesia published Geography - note in 30 editions of 36, from 1996 to 2025. The text changed in 12 editions. Each is shown as published. Geography - note in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 12
- the first edition with it
- 1996
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Geographic note” (1996), “Geography - note” (1997 to 2025), “Geography-note” (1998) and “Geography--note” (1999).
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2025 edition
Changed since 2024Published as “Geographic note”
- archipelago of 13,500 islands (6,000 inhabited);
- straddles Equator;
- strategic location astride or along major sea lanes from Indian Ocean to Pacific Ocean
archipelago of 13,500 islands (6,000 inhabited);
straddles Equator; strategic location astride or along major sea
lanes from Indian Ocean to Pacific Ocean
- archipelago of 17,000 islands (6,000 inhabited);
- straddles Equator;
- strategic location astride or along major sea lanes from Indian Ocean to Pacific Ocean
archipelago of 13,500 17,000 islands (6,000 inhabited);
straddles Equator; strategic location astride or along major sea
from Indian Ocean to Pacific Ocean
Published as “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
archipelago of 17,000 islands (6,000 inhabited);
straddles Equator; strategic location astride or along major sea lanes
from Indian Ocean to Pacific Ocean
Published as “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
archipelago of 17,000 islands (6,000 inhabited);
straddles Equator; strategic location astride or along major sea lanes
lanes from Indian Ocean to Pacific Ocean
The same text in 3 editions, 2000 to 2002.
- archipelago of 17,000 islands (6,000 inhabited);
- straddles Equator;
- strategic location astride or along major sea lanes from Indian Ocean to Pacific Ocean
archipelago of 17,000 islands (6,000 inhabited);
- archipelago of more than 17,000 islands (6,000 inhabited);
- straddles Equator;
- strategic location astride or along major sea lanes from Indian Ocean to Pacific Ocean
archipelago of more than 17,000 islands (6,000 inhabited); straddles Equator; strategic location astride or along major sea lanes from Indian Ocean to Pacific Ocean
The same text in 10 editions, 2004 to 2013.
- archipelago of 17,508 islands (6,000 inhabited);
- straddles equator;
- strategic location astride or along major sea lanes from Indian Ocean to Pacific Ocean
archipelago of more than 17,000 17,508 islands (6,000 inhabited); straddles Equator; equator; strategic location astride or along major sea lanes from Indian Ocean to Pacific Ocean
The same text in 2014 and 2015.
- archipelago of 17,508 islands, some 6,000 of which are inhabited (Indonesia is the world's largest country comprised solely of islands);
- straddles equator;
- strategic location astride or along major sea lanes from Indian Ocean to Pacific Ocean
archipelago of 17,508 islands (6,000 inhabited); islands, some 6,000 of which are inhabited (Indonesia is the world's largest country comprised solely of islands); straddles equator; strategic location astride or along major sea lanes from Indian Ocean to Pacific Ocean
- archipelago of 17,508 islands, some 6,000 of which are inhabited (Indonesia is the world's largest country comprised solely of islands);
- straddles the equator;
- strategic location astride or along major sea lanes from the Indian Ocean to the Pacific Ocean;
- despite having the fourth largest population in the world, Indonesia is the most heavily forested region on earth after the Amazon
archipelago of 17,508 islands, some 6,000 of which are inhabited (Indonesia is the world's largest country comprised solely of islands); straddles the equator; strategic location astride or along major sea lanes from the Indian Ocean to the Pacific Ocean Ocean; despite having the fourth largest population in the world, Indonesia is the most heavily forested region on earth after the Amazon
- according to Indonesia's National Coordinating Agency for Survey and Mapping, the total number of islands in the archipelago is 13,466, of which 922 are permanently inhabited (Indonesia is the world's largest country comprised solely of islands);
- the country straddles the equator and occupies a strategic location astride or along major sea lanes from the Indian Ocean to the Pacific Ocean;
- despite having the fourth largest population in the world, Indonesia is the most heavily forested region on earth after the Amazon
archipelago according to Indonesia's National Coordinating Agency for Survey and Mapping, the total number of 17,508 islands, some 6,000 islands in the archipelago is 13,466, of which 922 are permanently inhabited (Indonesia is the world's largest country comprised solely of islands); the country straddles the equator; equator and occupies a strategic location astride or along major sea lanes from the Indian Ocean to the Pacific Ocean; despite having the fourth largest population in the world, Indonesia is the most heavily forested region on earth after the Amazon
The same text in 3 editions, 2018 to 2020.
note 1: according to Indonesia's National Coordinating Agency for Survey and Mapping, the total number of islands in the archipelago is 13,466, of which 922 are permanently inhabited (Indonesia is the world's largest country comprised solely of islands); the country straddles the equator and occupies a strategic location astride or along major sea lanes from the Indian Ocean to the Pacific Ocean note 2: Indonesia is one of the countries along the Ring of Fire, a belt of active volcanoes and earthquake epicenters bordering the Pacific Ocean; up to 90% of the world's earthquakes and some 75% of the world's volcanoes occur within the Ring of Fire note 3: despite having the fourth largest population in the world, Indonesia is the most heavily forested region on earth after the Amazon
note 1: according to Indonesia's National Coordinating Agency for Survey and Mapping, the total number of islands in the archipelago is 13,466, of which 922 are permanently inhabited (Indonesia is the world's largest country comprised solely of islands); the country straddles the equator and occupies a strategic location astride or along major sea lanes from the Indian Ocean to the Pacific Ocean note 2: Indonesia is one of the countries along the Ring of Fire, a belt of active volcanoes and earthquake epicenters bordering the Pacific Ocean; up to 90% of the world's earthquakes and some 75% of the world's volcanoes occur within the Ring of Fire note 3: despite having the fourth largest population in the world, Indonesia is the most heavily forested region on earth after the Amazon
note 1: according to Indonesia's National Coordinating Agency for Survey and Mapping, the total number of islands in the archipelago is 13,466, of which 922 are permanently inhabited (Indonesia is the world's largest country comprised solely of islands); the country straddles the equator and occupies a strategic location astride or along major sea lanes from the Indian Ocean to the Pacific Ocean
note 2: Indonesia is one of the countries along the Ring of Fire, a belt of active volcanoes and earthquake epicenters bordering the Pacific Ocean; up to 90% of the world's earthquakes and some 75% of the world's volcanoes occur within the Ring of Fire; 80% of tsunamis, caused by volcanic or seismic events, occur within the "Pacific Ring of Fire"
note 3: despite having the fourth largest population in the world, Indonesia is the most heavily forested region on earth after the Amazon
note 1: according to Indonesia's National Coordinating Agency for Survey and Mapping, the total number of islands in the archipelago is 13,466, of which 922 are permanently inhabited (Indonesia is the world's largest country comprised solely of islands); the country straddles the equator and occupies a strategic location astride or along major sea lanes from the Indian Ocean to the Pacific Ocean
note 2: Indonesia is one of the countries along the Ring of Fire, a belt of active volcanoes and earthquake epicenters bordering the Pacific Ocean; up to 90% of the world's earthquakes and some 75% of the world's volcanoes occur within the Ring of Fire Fire; 80% of tsunamis, caused by volcanic or seismic events, occur within the "Pacific Ring of Fire"
note 3: despite having the fourth largest population in the world, Indonesia is the most heavily forested region on earth after the Amazon
The same text in 3 editions, 2022 to 2024.
note 1: according to Indonesia's National Coordinating Agency for Survey and Mapping, the total number of islands in the archipelago is 13,466, of which 922 are permanently inhabited (Indonesia is the world's largest country comprised solely of islands); the country straddles the equator and occupies a strategic location astride or along major sea lanes from the Indian Ocean to the Pacific Ocean
note 2: Indonesia is one of the countries along the Ring of Fire, a belt of active volcanoes and earthquake epicenters bordering the Pacific Ocean; up to 90% of the world's earthquakes and some 75% of the world's volcanoes occur within the Ring of Fire; 80% of tsunamis, caused by volcanic or seismic events, occur within the "Pacific Ring of Fire"
note 3: despite having the fourth largest population in the world, Indonesia is the most heavily forested region on earth after the Amazon
note 4: two major food crops apparently developed on the island of New Guinea: bananas and sugarcane
note 1: according to Indonesia's National Coordinating Agency for Survey and Mapping, the total number of islands in the archipelago is 13,466, of which 922 are permanently inhabited (Indonesia is the world's largest country comprised solely of islands); the country straddles the equator and occupies a strategic location astride or along major sea lanes from the Indian Ocean to the Pacific Ocean
note 2: Indonesia is one of the countries along the Ring of Fire, a belt of active volcanoes and earthquake epicenters bordering the Pacific Ocean; up to 90% of the world's earthquakes and some 75% of the world's volcanoes occur within the Ring of Fire; 80% of tsunamis, caused by volcanic or seismic events, occur within the "Pacific Ring of Fire"
note 3: despite having the fourth largest population in the world, Indonesia is the most heavily forested region on earth after the Amazon
note 4: two major food crops apparently developed on the island of New Guinea: bananas and sugarcane
note 1: 13,466 islands are in the archipelago, of which 922 are permanently inhabited; Indonesia is the world's largest country composed solely of islands; the country straddles the equator and occupies a strategic location along major sea lanes from the Indian Ocean to the Pacific Ocean
note 2: Indonesia is one of the countries along the Ring of Fire, which is a belt bordering the Pacific Ocean that contains about 75% of the world's volcanoes, up to 90% of the world's earthquakes, and 80% of tsunamis
note 3: despite having the fourth largest population in the world, Indonesia is the most heavily forested region on earth after the Amazon
note 1: according to Indonesia's National Coordinating Agency for Survey and Mapping, the total number of 13,466 islands are in the archipelago is 13,466, archipelago, of which 922 are permanently inhabited (Indonesia inhabited; Indonesia is the world's largest country comprised composed solely of islands); islands; the country straddles the equator and occupies a strategic location astride or along major sea lanes from the Indian Ocean to the Pacific Ocean
note 2: Indonesia is one of the countries along the Ring of Fire, which is a belt of active volcanoes and earthquake epicenters bordering the Pacific Ocean; Ocean that contains about 75% of the world's volcanoes, up to 90% of the world's earthquakes earthquakes, and some 75% of the world's volcanoes occur within the Ring of Fire; 80% of tsunamis, caused by volcanic or seismic events, occur within the "Pacific Ring of Fire" tsunamis
note 3: despite having the fourth largest population in the world, Indonesia is the most heavily forested region on earth after the Amazon
note 4: two major food crops apparently developed on the island of New Guinea: bananas and sugarcane
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Indonesia: Geography - note.” The World Factbook, 1996–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/indonesia/geography-note.