Java is in Indonesia.
Java -LRB- Indonesian  : Jawa ; Javanese  : ꦗꦮ ; Sundanese  : -RRB- is an island of Indonesia .. Javanese. Javanese language. Sundanese. Sundanese language. Indonesian. Indonesian language. island. island. Indonesia. Indonesia. With a population of over 141 million -LRB- the island itself -RRB- or 145 million -LRB- the administrative region -RRB- Census released in December 2015 , Java is home to 56.7 percent of the Indonesian population and is the most populous island on Earth .. Indonesian. Indonesian language. island. island. Indonesian population. Demographics of Indonesia. most populous island. List of islands by population. Earth. Earth. The Indonesian capital city , Jakarta , is located on western Java .. Jakarta. Jakarta. Indonesian. Indonesian language. western Java. West Java. Much of Indonesian history took place on Java .. Indonesian. Indonesian language. It was the center of powerful Hindu-Buddhist empires , the Islamic sultanates , and the core of the colonial Dutch East Indies .. Dutch East Indies. Dutch East Indies. Java was also the center of the Indonesian struggle for independence during the 1930s and 1940s .. Indonesian. Indonesian language. Indonesian struggle for independence. History of Indonesia. Java dominates Indonesia politically , economically and culturally .. Indonesia. Indonesia. Formed mostly as the result of volcanic eruptions , Java is the 13th largest island in the world and the fifth largest in Indonesia .. island. island. Indonesia. Indonesia. 13th largest island. List of islands by area. fifth largest. List of islands of Indonesia. A chain of volcanic mountains forms an east -- west spine along the island .. island. island. Three main languages are spoken on the island  : Javanese , Sundanese , and Madurese .. Javanese. Javanese language. Sundanese. Sundanese language. Madurese. Madurese language. island. island. Of these , Javanese is the dominant ; it is the native language of about 60 million people in Indonesia , most of whom live on Java .. Javanese. Javanese language. Indonesia. Indonesia. Furthermore , most residents are bilingual , speaking Indonesian -LRB- the official language of Indonesia -RRB- as their first or second language .. Indonesian. Indonesian language. Indonesia. Indonesia. bilingual. bilingual. While the majority of the people of Java are Muslim , Java has a diverse mixture of religious beliefs , ethnicities , and cultures .. Java is divided into four provinces , West Java , Central Java , East Java , and Banten , and two special regions , Jakarta and Yogyakarta .. Banten. Banten. West Java. West Java. Central Java. Central Java. East Java. East Java. Jakarta. Jakarta. Yogyakarta. Yogyakarta ( special region )