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Bamboo Boats, Indonesia

Bamboo Boats, Indonesia
The Republic of Indonesia consists of nearly 13,700 islands in Southeast Asia, roughly half of which are inhabited. With so many citizens separated by water, Indonesian communities rely on boats, such as these bamboo rafts in Java, for transportation, communication, and commerce.
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Southeast Asia; Java (island); Indonesia, Republic of
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