Indonesia, also known as the Republic of Indonesia (RI) or the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia (NKRI), is a country in Southeast Asia that is crossed by the equator and is located between the continents of Asia and Australia, and between the Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean. Indonesia is the world's largest archipelago consisting of 17,504 islands. [15] The alternative name commonly used is Nusantara. [16] With a population of nearly 270,054,853 people in 2018, [17] Indonesia is the fourth most populous country in the world and the world's most populous Muslim country, with over 230 million people. [18] [19]
