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(Think Fast Answer: Indonesia) Indonesia is the world's largest archipelagic state with 17,508 islands comprising 1,811,569 sq km. An archipelago state is one made up of a cluster of islands. Indonesia is the fourth most populous country with over 240 million residents as of 2009.