With which countries does Indonesia share borders?
Indonesia,��officially the��Republic of Indonesia,��is a country in��Southeast Asia��and��Oceania��between the��Indian��and��Pacific��oceans. It consists of over��17,000 islands, including��Sumatra,��Java,��Sulawesi, and parts of��Borneo��and��New Guinea. Indonesia is the world's largest��archipelagic state��and the��14th-largest country by area, at 1,904,569 square kilometres (735,358��square miles). With over 275 million people, Indonesia is the world's��fourth-most populous country��and the most populous��Muslim-majority country. Java, the world's��most populous island, is home to more than half of the country's population.
 As the world's third largest��democracy, Indonesia is a��presidential��republic��with an elected��legislature. It has��38 provinces, of which nine have��special status. The country's capital,��Jakarta, is the world's��second-most populous urban area. Indonesia shares��land borders��with��Papua New Guinea,��East Timor, and the��eastern part��of��Malaysia, as well as��maritime borders��with��Singapore,��Vietnam,��Thailand, the��Philippines,��Australia,��Palau, and��India. Despite its large population and densely populated regions, Indonesia has vast areas of wilderness that support one of the world's��highest level of biodiversity.
 The��Indonesian archipelago��has been a valuable region for trade since at least the seventh century, when the��Srivijaya Kingdom��formed trade links with China. Indonesian history has been influenced by foreign powers drawn to its natural resources. Under Indian influence,��Hindu��and��Buddhist��kingdoms flourished from the early centuries CE. Muslim traders later brought��Islam, and��European��powers fought one another to monopolise trade in the Spice Islands of��Maluku��during the��Age of Discovery. Following three and a half centuries of��Dutch colonialism, Indonesia secured��its independence��after World War II. Indonesia's history has since been turbulent, with challenges posed by natural disasters, corruption, separatism, a��democratisation��process, and periods of rapid economic change.
Indonesia shares��land borders��with��Papua New Guinea,��East Timor, and the��eastern part��of��Malaysia, as well as��maritime borders��with��Singapore,��Vietnam,��Thailand, the��Philippines,��Australia,��Palau, and��India.