Private island
Southeast Asia has numerous islands, with Indonesia being an archipelago of 17,000 islands and the Philippines having around 7,100. Real estate laws restrict foreigners' ability to buy property in the geographical area, and many islands either have unclear ownership rights or are already settled. Private islands that are available in Southeast Asia's real estate market are also prohibitively costly due to being in high demand by hotel developers. Developments address these difficulties by selling private islands that have villas and neighbor islands that have high-end hotels; the proximity keeps costs of habitation down.
Johan Teterisa
The Moluccas, which were once known as the Spice Islands, are now commonly known by their Indonesian name, Maluku. The islands are located approximately east of the national capital of Jakarta. The Moluccas, who are populated by roughly even numbers of Christians and Muslims, were plagued by inter-religious violence between the two groups from 1999 to 2002. Indonesia is the world's largest Muslim country, though Christians form the a majority of the population in some eastern areas of the country, such as Maluku, West Papua, Flores and parts of Sulawesi.