Indonesia is all set to move its capital from Jakarta to Borneo over environmental issues such as being congested, sinking into seawater, and being prone to earthquakes. Officials said the new metropolis city will be a “sustainable forest city,” that puts the environment at the heart of the development and will be carbon neutral by 2045.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo envisions the construction of the new capital as a “nostrum for the problems in Jakarta, which will also allow the country to start afresh.”
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It is the third-largest island in the world and the largest in Asia. It is home to some of the world’s greatest tropical rainforests. It is politically divided among three countries: Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei. Kalimantan is Indonesian portion of the island of Borneo and it comprises 73% of island’s geographic area.
Capital | Jakarta |
Government Type | presidential republic |
Currency | Rupiah (IDR) |
Total Area | 735,354 Square Miles 1,904,569 Square Kilometers |
Location | Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean |
Language | Bahasa Indonesia (official, modified form of Malay), English, Dutch, local dialects |
President | Joko Widodo |
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