<P> The exact number of islands comprising Indonesia varies among definitions and sources . According to a geospatial survey conducted between 2007 and 2010 by Badan Koordinasi Survei dan Pemetaan Nasional ( Bakorsurtanal ) , the National Coordinating Agency for Survey and Mapping , Indonesia has 13,466 islands . However , according to earlier survey in 2002 by National Institute of Aeronautics and Space ( LAPAN ) , the Indonesian archipelago has 18,307 islands , and according to the CIA World Factbook , there are 17,508 islands . The discrepancy of the numbers of Indonesian islands was because that the earlier surveys include `` tidal islands '' ; sandy cays and rocky reefs that appear during low tide and are submerged during high tide . According to estimates made by the government of Indonesia 8,844 islands have been named , with 922 of those permanently inhabited . </P>
<P> The exact number of islands comprising Indonesia varies among definitions and sources . According to a geospatial survey conducted between 2007 and 2010 by Badan Koordinasi Survei dan Pemetaan Nasional ( Bakorsurtanal ) , the National Coordinating Agency for Survey and Mapping , Indonesia has 13,466 islands . However , according to earlier survey in 2002 by National Institute of Aeronautics and Space ( LAPAN ) , the Indonesian archipelago has 18,307 islands , and according to the CIA World Factbook , there are 17,508 islands . The discrepancy of the numbers of Indonesian islands was because that the earlier surveys include `` tidal islands '' ; sandy cays and rocky reefs that appear during low tide and are submerged during high tide . According to estimates made by the government of Indonesia 8,844 islands have been named , with 922 of those permanently inhabited . </P>
how many inhabited islands are there in indonesia
how many inhabited islands are there in indonesia
922
922