Java dominates Indonesia politically, economically and culturally. Java was also the center of the Indonesian struggle for independence during the 1930s and 1940s. It was the centre of powerful Hindu-Buddhist empires, the Islamic sultanates, and the core of the colonial Dutch East Indies. Many of the best known events in Indonesian history took place on Java. Indonesia's capital city, Jakarta, is on Java's northwestern coast. With a population of 151.6 million people, Java is the world's most populous island, home to approximately 56% of the Indonesian population. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the south and the Java Sea to the north. Java ( / ˈ dʒ ɑː v ə, ˈ dʒ æ v ə/ Indonesian: Jawa, pronounced Javanese: ꦗꦮ Sundanese: ᮏᮝ) is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in Indonesia. You may need rendering support to display the Sundanese script in this article correctly.
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