Indonesia is divided into 34 cities, five of which have special status. Jakarta, the capital of the country, is the second most populous metropolis in the world.
Landed neighbors; Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Malaysia. Singapore has maritime borders with the Philippines, Australia and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India.
Despite its high population, Indonesia has large areas of wilderness and is one of the countries with the highest levels of biodiversity.
