Indonesia

Synonyms

Celebes

East Indies

Indonesian New Guinea

Irian Jaya

Java

Madoera

Madura

Malay Archipelago

Netherlands East Indies

New Guinea, Indonesian

New Guinea, West

Sulawesi

Sumatra

Timor

West Irian

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.