Jakarta

Java's largest metropolis

Jakarta is the capital and largest city of Indonesia, located on the northwest coast of Java.

A sprawling megacity of over ten million people, it serves as the country's political, economic, and cultural center.

The city faces severe challenges from traffic congestion, flooding, and subsidence, prompting Indonesia to relocate its capital to a new city in Borneo: Jakarta traffic is legendary for its gridlock.

island

Java

Programming language from Sun

archipelagoChain of scattered islands
Thousand IslandsRiver chain or dressing
coastalOf the shoreline

bay · port · maritime · shipping · reclamation · sea wall · flooding · monsoon · lowland · delta

Indonesia

Java

Programming language from Sun

BaliIndonesian resort province
SumatraIndonesian island, sixth largest
SulawesiIndonesian island, distinctive shape

Borneo · Papua · Javanese · rupiah · batik · Garuda · Komodo · gamelan · satay · rendang

capital

government

Authority over a state

parliamentNational legislative assembly
presidentElected leader of nation
ministriesGovernment administrative divisions

embassy · diplomacy · administration · bureaucracy · republic · constitution · policy · legislation · national · sovereignty

traffic

congestion

Excessive accumulation causing blockage

gridlockComplete mutual obstruction
jamsCooked fruit spreads
commuteRegular work travel

rush-hour · motorcycles · busway · LRT · overpass · tollway · flooding · pollution · exhaust · honking

megacity

urban

Pertaining to cities

metropolitanOf a major city
skyscrapersExtremely tall urban buildings
highriseMultistory urban building

population · density · sprawl · infrastructure · district · suburb · downtown · commercial · industrial · development

Jakarta

Java

Java

government

congestion

urban

Jakarta

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