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Indonesia

Capital · Jakarta

17,000 islands — Borobudur at dawn, Bali's rice terraces, Komodo's dragons.

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Indonesia — 17,000 islands — Borobudur at dawn, Bali's rice terraces, Komodo's dragons.🇮🇩
The essentials

Indonesia at a glance

Capital
Jakarta
Region
Southeast Asia, 17,000+ islands
Currency
Rupiah (IDR)
Languages
Indonesian
Dialling code
+62
Community
Africans in Indonesia
Plan around it

Public holidays & key dates in Indonesia

Dates shift year to year where a holiday follows a lunar or religious calendar. Check locally before you book flights or count on offices being open.

Jan 1New Year's Day
MarNyepi date varies date variesBali stops completely — even the airport closes
Mar/AprEid al-Fitr (Lebaran) date varies date variesNational exodus — biggest travel week
MayWaisak (Vesak) date varies date variesProcessions at Borobudur
Aug 17Independence Day
Dec 25Christmas Day
Getting in

Visas for African passports

Entry rules for Indonesia differ sharply depending on which African passport you hold — visa-free for some nationalities, e-visa for others, embassy application for the rest.

The AfricAsia Passport Index checks every African passport against this destination, with the current route and a plain-language note on what officers ask for.

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On the ground

Ask before you land

Rent, agents, hospitals, halal and African groceries, church and mosque, where people actually meet on a Sunday — the answers live with the people already there.

The Indonesia channel in the Hub is free, open, and moderated by members who live in the country.

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