Under a presidential decree in 2005, Indonesia has categorised 92 geographically isolated and distant islands as pulau terluar or "outlying islands". 67 of them are close to or are divided with a neighbouring country, and 28 are inhabited.
While the large islands of Borneo and New Guinea are shared with other countries, they are not considered "outlying".
Indonesia's outlying islands share borders with the following 9 countries:
These outlying islands are located in one of the following 18 provinces:
According to Indonesia, amongst these outlying islands, 12 might be claimed by another nation: