Indonesia

Country in South-Eastern Asia

Indonesia is a country in South-Eastern Asia, with its capital in Jakarta. About 285.7 million people live there (2025), making it the 4th most populous of the 195 countries. At 1,904,569 km², it is the 14th largest country by area. It borders Malaysia, Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste.

Indonesia at a glance

Capital: Jakarta
Population (2025): 285.7 million
Area: 1,904,569 km²
Density: 150 per km²
Official language: Indonesian
Currency: Indonesian rupiah
People: Indonesian
Calling code: +62
Internet domain: .id
Coast: Has a coastline

Where is Indonesia?

How Indonesia compares

Population rank

4th of 195

3rd of 47 in Asia

Size rank

14th of 195

5th of 47 in Asia

Crowding

150 per km²

More crowded than 69% of countries

Similar in size: Sudan (1,886,068 km²).
Similar population: Pakistan (255.2 million).
Indonesia is the only place that uses the Indonesian rupiah.
Indonesian is not an official language anywhere else.

The flag of Indonesia

Flags that look like it

How to tell them apart: Indonesia and Monaco are both red over white; Monaco's flag is shorter and squarer. Poland is the other way round, white over red.

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Would you recognise Indonesia?

Its outline

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Its emoji clues

The four clues we use for Indonesia in Guess the Country by Emoji.

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How players do with Indonesia

Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with Indonesia so far, from 401 answers up to November 2026.

On the map

61% right

106th hardest of 176 · 283 answers

Its flag

71% right

52nd hardest of 145 · 118 answers

Players find Indonesia on the map in 61% of tries. The most common wrong answer is China.
Players recognise the flag of Indonesia in 71% of tries. The most common wrong answer is Poland.

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Countries that border Indonesia

Indonesia borders 3 countries: Malaysia, Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste.

Quick quiz: Indonesia

3 questions. Tap an answer to check it.

1. Which is the flag of Indonesia?
2. What is the capital of Indonesia?
3. Which of these borders Indonesia?

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Questions about Indonesia

Is Indonesia a country?

Yes. Indonesia is an independent country and one of the 193 member states of the United Nations.

What is the capital of Indonesia?

The capital of Indonesia is Jakarta. Jakarta is the capital, and Indonesia is building a new one, Nusantara, on the island of Borneo.

Which countries border Indonesia?

Indonesia borders 3 countries: Malaysia, Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste.

How many countries border Indonesia?

3. Indonesia shares a land border with 3 countries.

How big is Indonesia?

Indonesia covers 1,904,569 km², about the same size as Sudan (1,886,068 km²).

Is Indonesia hard to find on a map?

On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find Indonesia in 61% of 283 tries, 106th hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is China.

Which flags look like the flag of Indonesia?

Monaco and Poland. Indonesia and Monaco are both red over white; Monaco's flag is shorter and squarer. Poland is the other way round, white over red.

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