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In·do·ne·sia (in′də nē′z̸hə, -s̸hə)
republic in the Malay Archipelago, consisting of Java, Sumatra, West Irian, most of Borneo, & many smaller nearby islands: formerly, until 1945, the Netherlands East Indies, an overseas territory of the Netherlands: became fully independent in 1949: 740,356 sq mi (1,917,515 sq km); pop. 194,750,000; cap. Jakarta
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