GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

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WORLD GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Indonesia is a country with around ____ islands.
A
11,000
B
13,000
C
15,000
D
17,000
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Indonesia is a nation of islands comprised of more than 13, 000 islands around the equator. It encompasses the largest national territory and population in the ASEAN Member States (fourth largest population in the world), and has the world’s largest Muslim population.

Detailed explanation-2: -Indonesia is the largest country made only of islands, with previous census identifying between 13, 000 and 25, 000 islands. The current official figure puts the number at 17, 508 islands.

Detailed explanation-3: -Located in the southernmost area of Southeast Asia, and north of Australia, Indonesia is the fourth largest country (in terms of population) in the world. It is composed of 13, 000 islands, the largest of which are Borneo (Kalimantan), Sumatra, and Java.

Detailed explanation-4: -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).

Detailed explanation-5: -INDONESIA, the largest archipelago in the world to form a single state, consists of five main islands and some 30 smaller archipelagoes, totaling about 18, 110 islands and islets of which about 6, 000 are inhabited.

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