What is Riau?
[[File:IndonesiaRiau.png|thumb|right|250px|{{Center| Riau Province in Indonesia}}]] [[Image:Flag of Riau.svg|thumb|150px|Flag]] [[Image:Coat of arms of Riau.svg|thumb|90px|Coat of arms]] '''Riau''' is a [[province]] of [[Indonesia]]. It is on the central [[east]]ern [[coast]] of [[Sumatra]]. Its [[capital city]] is [[Pekanbaru]]. Riau is rich in [[natural resources]].<ref>Lesley Potter; et al., ''The Effects of Indonesia's Decentralisation on Forest and Estate Crops in Riau Province'' (Bogor: Center for International Forestry Research, 2001), p. 17</ref> It has [[petroleum]], [[natural gas]], [[rubber]], and [[palm oil]]. == References == {{reflist}} {{Provinces of Indonesia}} {{asia-stub}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Provinces of Indonesia]] [[Category:Sumatra]]