Sumatra — wild and rugged, the 6th largest island in the world has a great natural wealth.
Kalimantan (Borneo) — uncharted jungles, mighty rivers, home of the orangutan, a paradise for the adventurer.
Java — the country's heartland, big cities and a lot of people packed on a not-so-big island.
Sulawesi — strangely shaped, this island houses a diversity of societies and some spectacular scenery.
Nusa Tenggara (Lesser Sunda Islands) — The "Southeast Islands" contain scores of ethnic groups, languages and religions.
Maluku (Moluccas) — the historic Spice Islands, largely unexplored and almost unknown to the outside world.
Irian Jaya — the western half of the island of New Guinea, with mountains, forests, swamps, an almost impenetrable wilderness in one of the remotest places on earth.
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