(2000 pop. 8.4 million). The Indonesian metropolis of Jakarta is situated on the northwest coast of Java and covers a territory of approximately 660 square kilometers. The present Indonesian capital has a history of nearly 500 years. It sprang up...

Motto: Jaya Raya(Indonesian): "Prosperous and...

Hospitals in Indonesia's flood-hit capital grappled with an influx of children suffering from diarrhea, authorities said Sunday as they fanned out to devastated areas to disinfect against the spread of disease."We are overloaded here," said Caroline Kawinda, a spokeswoman for Koja Hospital, which was treating...

Floods that have sent some 40,000 people fleeing their homes in the Indonesian capital created more havoc Saturday, with many parts of the city still under neck-high water and authorities warning more rivers may burst their banks.Two days of incessant rain triggered floods Friday in...

The death toll from massive flooding in Indonesia rose to 80 on Saturday, as some 140,000 people returned to their sodden homes in the capital to clear away piles of mud and rancid debris.Rivers overflowed in some parts of the sprawling city, much of which...

Millions of people in the Indonesian capital voted for governor for the first time Wednesday, the latest in a wave of local elections hailed as key to strengthening democracy in the world's most populous Muslim nation.Indonesia emerged from 32 years of dictatorship in 1998 after...