Indonesia has an Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) Indonesian: Zona Ekonomi Eksklusif (ZEE) which is the 6th largest EEZ in the world with an area of 6,159,032 km2 (2,378,016 sq mi). Indonesia has claimed an EEZ of 200 nautical miles (370 km) from its coastline. This causes the number of islands in the Indonesian archipelago, totaling 17,508 islands,[1] Indonesia has the 2nd largest coastline of 99,083 km (61,542,159 miles).[2] Indonesia position is also located on the crossing route in Southeast Asia between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.
Geography
editIndonesia is the largest island country in the world. The total land area is 1,904,569 square kilometres (735,358 sq mi), Including 6,159,032 square kilometres (2,378,016 sq mi) of inland seas (straits, bays, and other bodies of water).[3] The total land and sea area (including the EEZ) of Indonesia is about 8,063 million km2.[4]
The five main islands are: Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Sulawesi, and Papua. There are two major island groups (Nusa Tenggara and the Maluku Islands) and sixty smaller island groups. Borneo is shared with Malaysia, Brunei, Sebatik Island (located northeast of Borneo) is shared with Malaysia, Timor is shared with East Timor, and Papua is shared with Papua New Guinea (east side).
Disputes
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Parts of China's nine-dash line overlap Indonesia's exclusive economic zone near the Natuna islands. Indonesia believes China's claim over parts of the Natuna islands has no legal basis. In November 2015, Indonesia's security chief Luhut Panjaitan said Indonesia could take China before an international court if Beijing's claim to the majority of the South China Sea and part of Indonesian territory is not resolved through dialogue.[5]
The Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and Indonesia have all officially protested over the use of such a line.[6]
On 26 May 2020, Indonesia sent a formal letter to the United Nations which said "Indonesia reiterates that the Nine-Dash line map implying historic rights claim clearly lacks international legal basis and is tantamount to upsetting UNCLOS 1982," “As a State Party to UNCLOS 1982, Indonesia has consistently called for the full compliance toward international law, including UNCLOS 1982. Indonesia hereby declares that it is not bound by any claims made in contravention to international law, including UNCLOS 1982,"[7]
See also
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edit- ^ "UU No. 6 Tahun 1996". Database Peraturan | JDIH BPK. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "Countries With The Longest Coastline". WorldAtlas. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "Island Countries Of The World". WorldAtlas.com. Archived from the original on 7 December 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ "PUSHIDROSAL". www.pushidrosal.id. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "Indonesia says could also take China to court over South China Sea". Reuters. 11 November 2015.
- ^ Esplanada, Jerry E. (15 April 2011). "PH runs to UN to protest China's '9-dash line' Spratlys claim".
- ^ "In Letter to UN Chief, Indonesia Takes Stand on South China Sea". Radio Free Asia. 28 May 2020.