What is the constitutional capital city of Indonesia on the island of Java?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. Jakarta
- Step 1: Jakarta (formerly Batavia during Dutch colonial rule) has served as Indonesia's national capital since independence was proclaimed in 1945.
- Step 2: Although a new planned administrative capital named Nusantara is under development in East Kalimantan on Borneo, Jakarta remains the established economic, historical, and constitutional hub.
Answer
Jakarta
Why not the others: 'Surabaya' is Indonesia's second-largest city and capital of East Java; 'Bandung' hosted the historic 1955 Asian-African Conference; 'Nusantara' is the future planned administrative capital under progressive phased construction in Borneo.
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