The Indonesian archipelago represents one of the most unusual areas in the world, including a major junction of tectonic plates, and the meeting point for the peoples and cultures of mainland Asia and Oceania. The largest country in South-East Asia consisting of 13,670 islands, 7000 of which are thought to be uninhabited. Indonesia is also the most populated nation in South-East Asia with the largest Muslim population in the world.

 These factors have created a highly diverse environment and society in which the only common elements are the susceptibility to seismic and volcanic activity, close proximity to the sea, and a moist, tropical climate., and it is advantageously located between mainland Asia and Australia. 

Indonesia has a critical role to play in the development in its part of the world. In keeping with its size and importance, it is active in such regional and international groupings as the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), and the United Nations.

These tables include some basic facts on Indonesia and its people, for more information try the CIA World Fact Book.

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