Islands of Indonesia

Indonesia is an archipelago made of 18,108 islands (latest satellite images), whereof about 6,000 are inhabited.

Major islands of Indonesia:

• Sumatra
• Java
• Borneo (Kalimantan)
• Sulawesi (formerly known as Celebes)
• New Guinea (eastern half is the independent country of Papua New Guinea)

Other Indonesian islands:

• Madura
• Halmahera
• Amboinia

• Nusa Tenggara Islands or Lesser Sunda Islands
  • Bali
  • Sumbawa
  • Sumba
  • Flores
  • Lombok
  • Timor (eastern half is the independent country of East Timor)

• Maluku Islands (or Moluccas)
  • Banda Islands