Subject: Java (Indonesia) -- Politics and government

The western part of the main island, Irian Jaya is part of Indonesia.

Irian, Jaya and the Moluccas : +7hours in summer / +8 hours in winter

Papua - the Indonesian half of the island, formerly Irian Jaya

The Raja Ampat islands are a truly natural phenomenon with enormous biological diversity.

The islands of Raja Ampat are a natural phenomenon with enormous biological diversity and natural resources.

The Raja Ampat is a true natural phenomenon that host enormous biological diversity.

Puncak Jaya (5,040 meters), in the Sudirman Range of Irian Jaya, is the highest elevation in the republic.

Netherlands withdrew, 31 Dec 1962, when it ceased to administer the former colony of Dutch New Guinea, now known as Irian Jaya.

Asmat is probably the most well known tribe in Papua (formerly called Irian Jaya).

The remainder of the “pribumi” (natives) are Melanesian (in Papua and the eastern islands).

Lot of them are “pribumi” (natives) or Melanesian (in Papua-Irian Jaya and the eastern islands).

The area was known as Irian Jaya until 2000, but was divided into the two provinces of Papua and West Papua in 2003.

Smaller percentages are found in Iryan Jaya, Borneo (Kalimantan), New Britain, and the Philippines;

George Adicondro Director, Irian Jaya, Rural Community Development Foundation WCED Public Hearing Jakarta, 26 March 1985.