Where in the world is Indonesia?

Here are a few fun facts about Indonesia (courtesy of my Lonely Planet and only reliable sources via Google):

1. Largest archipeligo in the world
2. Capital: Jakarta
3. # of islands: ~17,000!
4. 4th most populace nation: ~250,000,000 (Did you know the U.S is the 3rd most populace nation?)
5. # of languages spoken: 300? 400? So many it's not entirely known.
6. National language: Bahasa Indonesia
7. Distance from NYC to Jakarta: ~10,000 miles or 16,000 km
8. Largest Muslim population in the world
9. Literacy rate: 90%!! (Literacy rate of U.S.- 99%)
10. Time zone: 11 hours ahead of NYC

What more do you want to know? Ask away! And by the way the answer to our mystery question? Z. 9th graders, I hope you all figured that out. :)

Lonely Planet + Beach stones from all all over the world.

Most of my time will be in Sekayu, near Palembang, on the island of Sumatra.