Republic of Indonesia (Indonesian: Republik Indonesia, English: Republic of Indonesia), referred to as Indonesia (Indonesia). It is a Southeast Asian country and the capital is Jakarta. Connected with countries such as Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Malaysia. It is composed of about 17,508 islands and is part of the Malay archipelago. It is also the largest archipelago country in the world. Its territory spans Asia and Oceania. It is also known as the land of thousands of islands and is also a country with many volcanic earthquakes. The larger islands are Kalimantan, Sumatra, Irian, Sulawesi and Java.