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Geographic Locations > Asia > Asia, Southeastern > Indonesia
Geographic Locations > Islands > Indonesia
Biological Phenomena > Ecological and Environmental Phenomena > Environment > Islands > Indonesia
Environment and Public Health > Environment > Islands > Indonesia

Preferred term

Indonesia  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A republic stretching from the Indian Ocean east to New Guinea, comprising six main islands: Java, Sumatra, Bali, Kalimantan (the Indonesian portion of the island of Borneo), Sulawesi (formerly known as the Celebes) and Irian Jaya (the western part of New Guinea). Its capital is Djakarta. The ethnic groups living there are largely Chinese, Arab, Eurasian, Indian, and Pakistani; 85% of the peoples are of the Islamic faith.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • East Indies
  • Netherlands East Indies

Allowable Qualifier(s)

In other languages

  • Indonésie

    French

  • Archipel malais
  • Indes orientales néerlandaises
  • République d'Indonésie

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-N8M86FKP-B

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