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One of the oldest known figurative paintings, a depiction of a bull, was discovered in the Lubang Jeriji Saléh cave and dated to between 40,000 and 44,000 years ago.
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The name Indonesia means 'Indian islands' and is derived from Greek words.

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Indonesia

Population
285.7M
Area
1.90M km²
Capital
Jakarta
Continent
Asia
4th most populous country in the world

Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian and Pacific oceans.

From the “Etymology” section

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One of the oldest known figurative paintings, a depiction of a bull, was discovered in the Lubang Jeriji Saléh cave and dated to between 40,000 and 44,000 years ago.
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Fossils of Homo erectus, known as 'Java Man', date back between 2 million and 500,000 BCE.

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Indonesia

Population
285.7M
Area
1.90M km²
Capital
Jakarta
Continent
Asia
4th most populous country in the world

Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian and Pacific oceans.

From the “History” section

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: @ photo Luc-Henri Fage, www.fage.fr. · Public Domain

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One of the oldest known figurative paintings, a depiction of a bull, was discovered in the Lubang Jeriji Saléh cave and dated to between 40,000 and 44,000 years ago.
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Indonesia is the world's largest archipelagic state, extending 5,120 kilometers from east to west.

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Indonesia

Population
285.7M
Area
1.90M km²
Capital
Jakarta
Continent
Asia
4th most populous country in the world

Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian and Pacific oceans.

From the “Geography” section

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: @ photo Luc-Henri Fage, www.fage.fr. · Public Domain

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One of the oldest known figurative paintings, a depiction of a bull, was discovered in the Lubang Jeriji Saléh cave and dated to between 40,000 and 44,000 years ago.
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Indonesia has 54,716 kilometers of coastline, featuring diverse marine ecosystems.

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Indonesia

Population
285.7M
Area
1.90M km²
Capital
Jakarta
Continent
Asia
4th most populous country in the world

Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian and Pacific oceans.

From the “Geography” section

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: @ photo Luc-Henri Fage, www.fage.fr. · Public Domain

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One of the oldest known figurative paintings, a depiction of a bull, was discovered in the Lubang Jeriji Saléh cave and dated to between 40,000 and 44,000 years ago.
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Indonesia's economy is the largest in Southeast Asia and ranks among the top 20 globally by nominal GDP.

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Indonesia

Population
285.7M
Area
1.90M km²
Capital
Jakarta
Continent
Asia
4th most populous country in the world

Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian and Pacific oceans.

From the “Economy” section

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: @ photo Luc-Henri Fage, www.fage.fr. · Public Domain

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