Photographs: Beawiharta/Reuters
Indonesia is an archipelago comprising about 17,508 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country.
Although the country is richly endowed with natural resources, yet poverty remains widespread.
Let's take a look at the rich and poor divide in Indonesia.
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Widening gap betwen Indonesia's rich and poor
Photographs: Beawiharta Beawiharta/Reuters
Contruction workers sit outside a luxury shopping mall in capital Jakarta.
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Widening gap betwen Indonesia's rich and poor
Photographs: Enny Nuraheni/Reuters
Women walk past a shop selling luxury shoes and bags at a shopping mall in Jakarta.
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Widening gap betwen Indonesia's rich and poor
Photographs: Beawiharta/Reuters
A woman walks at a luxury shopping mall in Jakarta.
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Widening gap betwen Indonesia's rich and poor
Photographs: Beawiharta/Reuters
A fruit vendor sets up his stall near a luxury shopping mall in Jakarta.
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Widening gap betwen Indonesia's rich and poor
Photographs: Beawiharta/Reuters
A man rides his bicycle near a luxury shopping mall in Jakarta.
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Widening gap betwen Indonesia's rich and poor
Photographs: Enny Nuraheni/Reuters
A woman looks at a luxury bag at a shopping mall in Jakarta.
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Widening gap betwen Indonesia's rich and poor
Photographs: Enny Nuraheni/Reuters
Men look at a Lamborghini on display at a shopping mall in Jakarta.
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Widening gap betwen Indonesia's rich and poor
Photographs: Sigit Pamungkas/Reuters
Yohana Retno shows her collection of luxury shoes and handbags in her house in Malang in East Java province.
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Widening gap betwen Indonesia's rich and poor
Photographs: Sigit Pamungkas/Reuters
Luxury handbags and pairs of shoes owned by Yohana Retno are seen in her house in Malang in East Java province.
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Widening gap betwen Indonesia's rich and poor
Photographs: Sigit Pamungkas/Reuters
Luxury handbags and pairs of shoes owned by Yohana Retno are seen in her house in Malang in East Java province.
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Widening gap betwen Indonesia's rich and poor
Photographs: Enny Nuraheni/Reuters
Fitria Yusuf speaks during an interview at her house in Jakarta.
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Widening gap betwen Indonesia's rich and poor
Photographs: Enny Nuraheni/Reuters
Fitria Yusuf carries a Hermes bag during an interview at her house in Jakarta.
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Widening gap betwen Indonesia's rich and poor
Photographs: Enny Nuraheni/Reuters
Fitria Yusuf speaks during an interview at her house in Jakarta.
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Widening gap betwen Indonesia's rich and poor
Photographs: Enny Nuraheni/Reuters
A Hermes bag from Fitria Yusuf's collection is seen at her house in Jakarta.
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Widening gap betwen Indonesia's rich and poor
Photographs: Beawiharta/Reuters
A model poses near a Mercedes-Benz SLS 63 AMG Roadster during photo seasons as launch to market in Jakarta.
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Widening gap betwen Indonesia's rich and poor
Photographs: Supri/Reuters
People shop in Matahari retail department store in Jakarta.
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Widening gap betwen Indonesia's rich and poor
Photographs: Beawiharta/Reuters
People queue as they wait to buy the Apple iPhone 3GS on the first day of the Jakarta Great Sale Festival at Senayan City shopping mall in Jakarta.
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Widening gap betwen Indonesia's rich and poor
Photographs: Enny Nuraheni/Reuters
Ena, 31, and her husband and children are seen with their cart of recyclables along the street in south Jakarta.
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Widening gap betwen Indonesia's rich and poor
Photographs: Beawiharta/Reuters
A child drinks milk in a Jakarta slum area.
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Widening gap betwen Indonesia's rich and poor
Photographs: Beawiharta/Reuters
Residents bathe and brush teeth in Ciliwung river in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta.
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Widening gap betwen Indonesia's rich and poor
Photographs: Beawiharta/Reuters
A child puts on T-shirt in front of public toilet in a slum area near Pluit reservoir in Jakarta.
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Widening gap betwen Indonesia's rich and poor
Photographs: Beawiharta/Reuters
A child reads a book in a Jakarta slum area.
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Widening gap betwen Indonesia's rich and poor
Photographs: Supri/Reuters
Children jump into the water near their wooden houses in a slum area in Jakarta.
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Widening gap betwen Indonesia's rich and poor
Photographs: Supri/Reuters
A man reconstructs his house after it was burned down in a fire in a slum area in Jakarta.
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Widening gap betwen Indonesia's rich and poor
Photographs: Beawiharta/Reuters
Children lie on discarded mattresses next to a train passing through a Jakarta slum.
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