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Also known as Pulau Jawa, Jawa Island, Java Island, Pulau Java, Jawa, Java island, Java, Indonesia, Giava

Java is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in the South East Asian country of Indonesia. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the south and the Java Sea (a part of Pacific Ocean) to the north. With a population of 156.9 million people (including Madura) in mid 2024, projected to have risen to 158 million by mid-2025, Java is the world's most populous island, home to approximately 56% of the Indonesian population while constituting only 7% of its land area. Indonesia's capital city, Jakarta, is on Java's northwestern coast.

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Java is the world's most populous island, located in Indonesia in Southeast Asia, bordered by the Indian Ocean to the south and the Java Sea to the north. With over 156 million people as of mid-2024—representing about 56% of Indonesia's population despite covering only 7% of its land—Java is extraordinarily densely populated and is home to Indonesia's capital city, Jakarta.

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Key facts

Island.name: Java
Island.native_name: ꦗꦮ ᮏᮝ Jawè
Island.image_name: Java Topography.png
Island.image_caption: Topography of Java
Island.map_image: Java_Locator.svg
Island.location: Southeast Asia
Island.archipelago: Indonesian Archipelago ---- Greater Sunda Islands
Island.area_km2: 132598.77
Island.rank: 13th
Island.highest_mount: Semeru
Island.elevation_m: 3678
Island.country: Indonesia
Island.country_admin_divisions_title: Provinces
Island.country_largest_city: Jakarta (pop.10,684,948)
Island.population: 156,927,804
Island.population_as_of: mid 2024
Island.density_km2: 1,183
Island.ethnic_groups: Betawi, Javanese (inc. Cirebonese, Tenggerese, Osing, Banyumasan), Kangeanese, Madurese (inc. Bawean), Sundanese (inc. Baduy, Bantenese), etc.