Exclusive economic zone of Indonesia
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Indonesia has the sixth largest exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the world with an area of 6,159,032 km2 (2,378,016 mi2). Indonesia has claimed an EEZ of 200 nautical miles (370 km) from its coastline. This causes the number of islands in the Indonesian archipelago, totaling 17,508 islands,[1] Indonesia has the 2nd largest coastline of 99,083 km (61,542,159 miles).[2] Indonesia position is also located on the crossing route in Southeast Asia between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.
Indonesia is the largest island country in the world. The total land area is 1,904,569 square kilometres (735,358 sq mi), Including 6,159,032 square kilometres (2,378,016 sq mi) of inland seas (straits, bays, and other bodies of water).[3] The total land and sea area (including the EEZ) of Indonesia is about 8,063 million km2.[4]
The five main islands are Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Sulawesi, and Papua. There are two major island groups (Nusa Tenggara and the Maluku Islands) and sixty smaller island groups. Borneo is shared with Malaysia and Brunei; the Sebatik Island (located northeast of Borneo) is shared with Malaysia; Timor is shared with East Timor; and Papua is shared with Papua New Guinea (east side).
