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Java, Indonesia: tea plantation Map of Indonesia showing national boundaries, major islands, provinces, and cities. The upper map displays the entire country, highlighting provinces with numbered labels and a key. The lower inset focuses on the islands of Java, Bali, Lombok, and Sumbawa, detailing provincial borders and major cities. A locator globe in the corner shows Indonesia's position in Southeast Asia. Mount Bromo
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Terraced rice paddies with small traditional houses scattered across green and yellow fields in Bogor district, West Java, Indonesia, bordered by tropical trees. West Java: tea plantation Aerial view of the Borobudur stupa in central Java, showing its terraced, mandala-like structure with multiple bell-shaped stupas and surrounding trees. bas-relief from the Shailendra dynasty Kertanagara bonang
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Java

island, Indonesia
Also known as: Djawa, Jawa
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Java, island of Indonesia lying southeast of Malaysia and Sumatra, south of Borneo (Kalimantan), and west of Bali. Java is home to roughly half of Indonesia’s population and dominates the country politically and economically. The capital of Java and of the country is Jakarta (formerly Batavia), which is also Indonesia’s largest city. Administratively, Java is composed of three propinsi (or provinsi; provinces)—West Java (Jawa Barat), Central Java (Jawa Tengah), and East Java (Jawa Timur)—as well...

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