A FOREST SANCTUARY MONKEY FOREST SANCTUARY A family wanders through the center of Ubud on the island of Bali Just outside of town is the famed Monkey Forest Sanctuary There gray long-tailed macaques play in the trees
OTHER TOP SITES BOROBUDUR TEMPLE BUNAKEN NATIONAL MARINE PARK LAKE TOBA TANAH LOT Leafy nutmeg trees draped with vines shade the forest path where the family walks Scattered along the walkway are worn stone statues covered in moss Macaques lounge in the trees above the visitors Shortly into their walk the family comes upon an old temple Fanciful carvings cover the outside and roof Indonesia hides many wonders in its forests
LOCATION MEDAN A NEW CAPITAL In 2019 Indonesia announced plans to change its capital city SUMATRA MALAYSIA BORNEO INDONESIA JAKARTA BANDUNG SURABAYA JAVA INDIAN OCEAN Indonesia is an island nation in Southeast Asia Its 735,358 square miles 1,904,569 square kilometers make it the largest country in the region Indonesia consists of around 17,500 islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans The biggest are Sumatra New Guinea and Borneo Indonesia’s capital Jakarta lies in northeastern Java
E N W S PACIFIC OCEAN PAPUA NEW GUINEA NEW GUINEA TIMOR EAST TIMOR Several of Indonesia’s islands share borders with other countries In the far east Indonesia shares the island of New Guinea with Papua New Guinea West of New Guinea the island of Timor also includes the country of East Timor Indonesia shares the island of Borneo with Malaysia in the north
