Indonesia
Republic of Indonesia · South-Eastern Asia
Indonesia is a country in South-Eastern Asia, with Jakarta as its capital, home to about 285,721,236 people. Indonesia shares land borders with 3 countries, listed below alongside its flag, currency, calling code and ISO codes.
| Capital | Jakarta |
|---|---|
| Region | South-Eastern Asia |
| Currency | Indonesian rupiah (IDR Rp) |
| Calling code | +62 |
| ISO codes | ID / IDN / 360 ISO 3166-1 |
| Flag emoji | 🇮🇩 |
| Population | 285,721,236 (2025) World Bank |
| Area | 1,904,569 km² |
| Languages | Indonesian |
| Internet domain | .id |
| Demonym | Indonesian |
Bordering countries
What does the flag of Indonesia mean?
Indonesia's red and white are most often traced to Sukarno's own explanation: 'Red is the symbol of courage, white is the symbol of purity.' A related reading holds that red stands for the human body, or physical life, and white for the soul, or spiritual life, together representing a complete human being. Red-and-white banners have a much longer history in the Indonesian archipelago, predating the modern state, and the current flag, called Sang Saka Merah Putih, was first raised at the declaration of independence on 17 August 1945.
Source: Wikipedia: Flag of Indonesia
About Indonesia
Indonesia, officially Republic of Indonesia, is a United Nations member state in South-Eastern Asia. Its capital and seat of government is Jakarta. It shares land borders with 3 countries. The official currency is the Indonesian rupiah (Rp), using the code IDR.
Curious about the city itself? See what is the capital of Indonesia for Jakarta’s own facts and history.
To call Indonesia from abroad, dial the country code +62. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes ID (alpha-2) and IDN (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2025, its population is around 285,721,236.
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How Indonesia compares
- Area: 1,904,569 km², ranking 14 of 194 sovereign states by land area.
- Population: 285,721,236, ranking 4 of 193 sovereign states.
- Density: about 150 people per square kilometre.
- Land borders: 3, against an average of 4.1 across the sovereign states that have any.
Flags with the same colours as Indonesia
22 other national flags use exactly the same set of colour families (red, white). Similar colours are the most common reason flags get mistaken for one another, though colour alone says nothing about layout. Showing the first 12.
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Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Rankings, density and flag colour matches are computed from that same dataset. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.