(cid:59)(cid:75)e(cid:85)e(cid:3)Is(cid:3)Indonesia(cid:35) (cid:35) Indonesia Jakarta Indian Ocean Malaysia East Timor Australia Philippines (cid:40)id(cid:3)(cid:92)o(cid:88)(cid:3)(cid:78)no(cid:90)(cid:35) Indonesia includes parts of New Guinea and Borneo These are the second and third largest islands in the world 4 N E W S
Pacific Ocean Papua New Guinea Indonesia is an archipelago made up of more than 17,500 islands These islands and their surrounding waters stretch over 735,358 square miles 1,904,569 square kilometers This makes Indonesia the largest country in Southeast Asia Indonesia lies between the Indian and Pacific Oceans Malaysia and the Philippines are its neighbors to the north Papua New Guinea shares a border in the east Australia lies to the southeast The tiny country of East Timor occupies the same island as Indonesia’s West Timor Indonesia’s largest islands are Sumatra Java Kalimantan Sulawesi and Papua The crowded island of Java holds the nation’s capital Jakarta 5
(cid:56)(cid:75)e(cid:3)(cid:48)and The tropical islands of Indonesia are spread out along the equator This means the weather is warm and damp in most areas The land stays lush and green all year Indonesia’s wet season is marked by monsoons These storms bring heavy rains from December to March Volcanoes rise in the centers of the larger islands Mosses oaks and tea grow in the cool mists of the high mountains Rain forests cover the lower hills and spread toward the islands edges The coastal areas are low and muddy Some islands have mangrove forests or white-sand beaches mangrove forest 6
