Indonesia is a sovereign state in Southeast Asia, between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It is the world's largest island country, with more than thirteen thousand islands, the 14th largest by land area and the 7th largest in combined sea and land area. It is the world's 4th most populous country as well as the most populous Muslim-majority country. Java, the world's most populous island, contains more than half of the country's population.
The capital of Indonesia is Jakarta, which is the second most populous urban area in the world. The country shares land borders with Papua New Guinea, East Timor, and the eastern part of Malaysia. Other neighbouring countries include Singapore, Vietnam, the Philippines, Australia, Palau, and India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
These beautiful pictures were taken by Canadian traveler Blake Smith that captured everyday life of Indonesia when he made a trip from Timor to Java in 1975.
The capital of Indonesia is Jakarta, which is the second most populous urban area in the world. The country shares land borders with Papua New Guinea, East Timor, and the eastern part of Malaysia. Other neighbouring countries include Singapore, Vietnam, the Philippines, Australia, Palau, and India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
These beautiful pictures were taken by Canadian traveler Blake Smith that captured everyday life of Indonesia when he made a trip from Timor to Java in 1975.
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| Downtown Denpasar, Bali |
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| Colorful movie billboards on Denpasar street, Bali |
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| Beach near Ende, Flores island |
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| Beach, Ende, Flores island |
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| Ende, Flores island |
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| Fish trap near Flores island |
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| Flores boy with manta ray |
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| Girls on ship near Timor |
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| Harbor near Kupang |
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| Local kids, Ende, Flores island |
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| Local people on Flores island |
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| Makasar sailboat near Sumbawa |
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| Market kids, Ende, Flores island |
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| Palm climber, Flores island |
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| Street scene, Ende, Flores island |
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| Lombok gathering |
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| Lombok girl |
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| People at market, Lombok island |
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| Young mother on Lombok island |
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| A mother leads her young daughter by the hand across a levy that spans a stream inland from Tanah Lot |
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| Bali beach and boathouses |
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| Bali rice tending |
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| Bali rice tending |
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| Bali rural road |
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| Balinese children at their favorite swimming hole |
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| Balinese dance |
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| Balinese dancer performing a Hindu story |
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| Balinese fisherman in traditional sailing vessel drags a line off the coast of Bali |
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| Balinese procession |
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| Balinese woman on her way to market with a large load of pottery |
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| Balinese woman taking a swordfish to market |
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| Close-up of pretty Balinese dancer at Kuta Beach |
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| Colorful costume worn by a dancer performing a traditional dance at Kuta Beach |
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| Hawkers and vendors are aggressive at the look-out over Lake Batur, the lake is in the large crater of volcano Mount Batur |
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| Tanah Lot Temple, Bali |
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| Tilling the mud to plant rice on Bali |
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| Traditional Balinese dance at Kuta Beach |
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| Traditional sailing vessel off the coast of Bali |
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| Vendor and baskets on a sidestreet at Kuta Beach, Bali |
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| Bali street market near Kuta Beach |
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| Balinese market on Jalan Legian |
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| Balinese woman carrying not one but two swordfishes on her head to a market near Kuta one morning |
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| Balinese women at a street market |
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| Market activity, Kuta Beach, Bali |
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| Various fruit and vegetables for sale at a Balinese street market |
