Riau Islands Province has the most islands in Indonesia. According to the Ministry of Home Affairs, there are 2,408 islands in Riau Islands Province. This surpasses West Papua, which ranks second with 1,945 islands, and North Maluku, which ranks third with 1,474 islands.
This province, with its capital city Tanjung Pinang, possesses approximately 13.8 percent of Indonesia's total number of islands, which amounts to 17,500 islands stretching from Sabang to Merauke. The top ten provinces with the most islands contribute 70.5 percent to the total number of islands in Indonesia. According to 2004 data from the Ministry of Home Affairs, the number of islands in Indonesia was 17,504.
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