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15 Countries with the Most Islands in the World

15 Countries with the Most Islands in the World Indonesia is known as the largest archipelagic country in the world located in Southeast Asia. Our country consists of 70% water with unique geological and cultural characteristics on each island. Indonesia has five largest islands, namely Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan, Sulawesi and Papua.  Interestingly, Indonesia is not the country with the most islands in the world. Based on data described by the World Atlas, Sweden is in first place in this position. Meanwhile, the largest island in the world is Greenland and Canada is the country that has the longest coastline in the world.  There are hundreds of thousands of islands in the world, spread across so many countries that the total is almost impossible to calculate. It is difficult to estimate accurately, because there is still debate regarding the definition of the island itself. Launching from the site worldatlas.com, the following are the countries with the most islands in the world.  1. S