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Indonesia - 'land of a million islands'
Well ok, only 13,677 islands then…
The mighty Indonesian archipelago, stretching in an unparalleled 5,000 kilometres of volcanoes, jungles and beaches from Sumatra to New Guinea, could almost represent a continent in its own right. Speckled with such evocative islands as Java, Sumbawa, Sulawesi, Flores, Komodo, Borneo and Bali.

You can cruise the mighty Kapuas river in Kalimantan or trek Irian Jaya’s Balim Valley; track orang utans in Sumatra or watch ‘dragons’ in Komodo; catch sunrise from Bali’s sacred Mount Agung or sunset over Java’s notorious Krakatoa…

Profile:
Area: 1,919,440 sq km
Population: 245 million
Population density: 128 people / sq km
Languages: English is only spoken in main tourist centres. Going off the beaten track anywhere can be complicated without at least a slight grasp of Bahasa Indonesian. Bahasa is the official language and is spoken by the vast majority of Indonesians, but most have command of at least one regional dialect as well.
Conversation stopper: A Komodo Dragon can eat 80% of its body weight at one sitting.
Articles:
On a Wing and a Prayer – a 2,300-km road-trip from Java to Sumatra
Morning of the World – travels in the Balinese backwoods
Into the Fever Trees of Borneo – an overview of one of the world’s greatest jungle islands
South East Asia Guide

 

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