List of outlying islands of Indonesia

Under a presidential decree in 2005, Indonesia has categorised 92 geographically isolated and distant islands as pulau terluar or "outlying islands". 67 of them are close to or are divided with a neighbouring country, and 28 are inhabited.
While the large islands of Borneo and New Guinea are shared with other countries, they are not considered "outlying".

Statistics

Bordering countries

Indonesia's outlying islands share borders with the following 9 countries:

Country	Islands
Australia	23
East Timor	10
India	2
Malaysia	22
Palau	7
Papua New Guinea	1
Philippines	11
Singapore	4
Vietnam	2

Provinces

These outlying islands are located in one of the following 18 provinces:

Province	Islands
Aceh	6
Banten	1
Bengkulu	2
Riau Islands	20
Central Java	1
East Java	3
West Java	1
East Kalimantan	4
North Maluku	1
Maluku	18
West Nusa Tenggara	1
East Nusa Tenggara	5
Papua	6
Southwest Papua	3
Central Sulawesi	3
North Sulawesi	11
North Sumatra	3

Potential disputes

According to Indonesia, amongst these outlying islands, 12 might be claimed by another nation:

Island	Locality	Description	Area
Rondo	Sabang, Aceh Province	Uninhabited except by a lighthouse keeper, located north of Weh Island at, bordering India at one of the entrances to the Malacca Straits.
Sekatung	Natuna Islands, Riau Islands Province	Uninhabited, located at, bordering Vietnam, used as stopover point by Indonesian and foreign fishermen.	0.3
Nipa	Batam, Riau Islands	Uninhabited, bordering Singapore, consists for 80% of dead coral and for 20% of sand which is mainly exported to Singapore.	0.60
Berhala	Serdang Bedagai, North Sumatra	Situated in the Malacca Straits, bordering Malaysia	2.5
Marore	Sangihe Islands Regency, North Sulawesi	Bordering the Philippines	2.14
Miangas	Talaud Islands Regency, North Sulawesi	Bordering the Philippines., 145 nautical miles from the island of Nanusa, and only 48 miles from the Philippines; 678 inhabitants speaking the Talaud language. The island's currency is the Philippine peso. The Dutch East India Company took control of the island in 1677. In 1891, the Philippines had incorporated Miangas in their territory but accepted the verdict of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in favour of Indonesia.	3.15
Marampit	Talaud Islands Regency, North Sulawesi	Situated at, bordering the Philippines, 1,436 inhabitants	12
Batek	Kupang Regency, East Nusa Tenggara	Called Fatu Sinai by East Timor, bordering the Oecusse District of East Timor. Turtle breeding ground and located on the migratory routes of dolphins	0.25
Dana	Rote Ndao Regency, East Nusa Tenggara	Situated south of Rote Island at, bordering Australia, uninhabited.
Fani	Raja Ampat Regency, Southwest Papua	Bordering Palau, inhabited, situated at, 220 km and 35 hours by boat from the city of Sorong.	9
Fanildo	Biak Numfor Regency, Papua	One of the Mapia Islands, uninhabited, bordering Palau, situated at 280 km from Biak Numfor at	0.1
Bras	Biak Numfor Regency, Papua	One of the Mapia Islands, uninhabited, bordering Palau, situated at 280 km from Biak Numfor, 50,000 inhabitants.	3.375