Indonesia
Indonesia 🇮🇩 is a country in Asia with a population of approximately ~278 million (2024). Its capital is Jakarta (moving to Nusantara). This is the complete reference for identifying Indonesia in MapDash, Worldle, Globle, and other daily geography puzzles — drawn from one of 212 country profiles in the network.
Quick facts
| Flag | 🇮🇩 |
| Continent / region | Asia |
| Capital | Jakarta (moving to Nusantara) |
| Population | ~278 million (2024) |
| ISO codes | ID / IDN |
| Coordinates | -6.20°, 106.83° |
| Bordering countries | Papua New Guinea, East Timor, Malaysia (Borneo island) |
Famous for
The world's largest archipelago (17,000+ islands), Bali, the world's most populous Muslim-majority country, Komodo dragons, active volcanoes (Krakatoa).
Quiz tips for Indonesia
World's largest archipelago. 4th most populous country. Capital is moving from Jakarta to a new planned city called Nusantara on Borneo (process underway).
How Indonesia appears in daily geography puzzles
In MapDash, Indonesia is identified through the clue sequence: asia first, then population range (~278 million (2024)), then bordering countries, then capital (Jakarta (moving to Nusantara)), then a famous-for hint.
In Worldle, Indonesia is identified by its country outline shape. In Globle, the heat-map proximity game warms guesses as they approach Asia.
Neighboring countries
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Reading Indonesia in MapDash context
Indonesia is one of the data points covered by this site’s country-guessing geography puzzles dataset. The detail above comes directly from OpenStreetMap country geometries and MapDash editorial commentary; the context that follows situates the headline numbers against the broader distribution across recognized sovereign countries.
Every number on this page links back to OpenStreetMap country geometries and MapDash editorial commentary; the methodology page describes the inputs, refresh cadence, and known limitations of the underlying data product.
Practical use of this page is in combination with the comparison and ranking pages elsewhere on the site, which surface the same data for Indonesia’s peers within recognized sovereign countries. A single-entity reading without peer context can be misleading when an entity is an outlier on one axis but typical on another.
Frequently asked questions
What is the capital of Indonesia?
The capital of Indonesia is Jakarta (moving to Nusantara).
What continent is Indonesia in?
Indonesia is in Asia.
What is the population of Indonesia?
Indonesia has a population of approximately ~278 million (2024).
What countries border Indonesia?
Indonesia borders Papua New Guinea, East Timor, Malaysia (Borneo island).
What is Indonesia famous for?
The world's largest archipelago (17,000+ islands), Bali, the world's most populous Muslim-majority country, Komodo dragons, active volcanoes (Krakatoa).