INDONESIA

The Indonesian archipelago in Southeast Asia spreads over 5,200 km between the Asian mainland and Australia, all of it within the tropics, and comprises of 17,000 islands. It is also home to hundreds of ethnic groups who all speak different languages, and is known for its beautiful beaches, the Komodo dragons, and jungles that form the habitat to elephants, orangutans, and tigers. The largely volcanic nature of the islands has created tall cloud-swept mountains covered in the green of rice terraces or rainforest.these mountains stand in contrast to the white and bright beaches and vivid blue oceans. On the island of Java lies the vibrant capital of Indonesia, Jakarta, and the city of Yogyakarta, known for gamelan music and