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island Indonesia SE of Sumatra; chief city Jakarta area 51,007 sq mi (132,618 sq km), pop 107,581,306

Java

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(jä'vӘ), island (1990 pop. 107,525,520), c.51,000 sq mi (132,090 sq km), Indonesia, S of Borneo, from which it is separated by the Java Sea, and SE of Sumatra across Sunda Strait. Although Java is the fifth largest island of Indonesia, constituting only one seventh of the country's total area, it contains two thirds of the country's population; it is one of the most densely populated regions in the world. For centuries it has been the cultural, political, and economic center of the area. In Java are the republic's capital and largest city, Jakarta , and the second and third largest cities, Surabaya and Bandung . Tanjungpriok is the chief port, and Yogyakarta and Surakarta are cultural centers. A chain of active volcanic mountains, most densely forested with teak, palms, and other woods, traverses the length of the island from east to west; Mt. Semeru rises to 12,060 ft (3,676 m). There are almost two million acres of planted teak forests; although Java contains only about 3% of the…
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From Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary
Island, Indonesia, in the Greater Sunda Is. group, SE of Sumatra and S of Borneo, bet. Java Sea and Indian Ocean; separated from SE Sumatra by Sunda Strait and from Bali on E by Bali Strait; 661 mi. (1064 km.) long by 124 mi. (200 km.) at widest part; with smaller adjacent islands comprises the…
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From Philip's Encyclopedia
Indonesian island, between the Java Sea and the Indian Ocean, SE of Sumatra ; its largest city is Jakarta . In the early centuries ad the island was ruled by Hindu kingdoms. Islam began to spread in the 16th century. By the 18th century the island was mainly under Dutch control. It was occupied by…
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From Encyclopedia of Computer Science and Technology
After an embedded Java program (called an applet)...
Java is a popular computer language similar in structure to C++. Although Java is a general-purpose programming language, it is most often used for creating client-server applications to run on the Internet. A special type of Java program called an applet can be linked into webpages and run on the…
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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(jä'vӘ), island (1990 pop. 107,525,520), c.51,000 sq mi (132,090 sq km), Indonesia, S of Borneo, from which it is separated by the Java Sea, and SE of Sumatra across Sunda Strait. Although Java is the fifth largest island of Indonesia, constituting only one seventh of the country's total area, it…
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
Island (pop., 2005 prelim.: 127,679,800), Indonesia. Lying southeast of Sumatra , it is Indonesia’s fourth largest island, and it contains more than half of the country’s population. Its area, including offshore islands, is 49,255 sq mi (127,570 sq km). The capital of Java and of Indonesia is…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Most populated island of Indonesia, situated between Sumatra and Bali; area (with the island of Madura) 132,000 sq km/51,000 sq mi; population (with Madura; 2000 est) 118,230,300. The capital is Jakarta (which is also the capital of Indonesia). The island is divided into three provinces: Jawa…
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Buddhism Hinduism Indian Ocean trade Indonesia Java Southeast Asia Singhasari was a kingdom located in east Java, flourishing between 1222 and 1292, which at its height held imperial authority over the maritime passageways of the Straits of Melaka and Java Sea. In 1222 prolonged competition between…
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1st millennium ce imperial history southeastern Asia The Sailendra dynasty ruled in Central Java in the 8th and 9th centuries ce , being subsequently relocated to Sumatra. It was a Buddhist regime whose origins and history are fairly obscure. The Sailendras were an ill-chronicled but important…
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Full text Article Java Virtual Machine

From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
In computing, a program that sits on top of a computer's usual operating system and runs Java applets . Different computers require different JVMs but they should run the same Java code. This means that servers only need to provide one version of each applet, instead of different ‘native code’ …
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Long Pepper (Java): Piper retrofractum
Taxonomy Name currently accepted: Piper retrofractum Authority: Vahl Taxonomic serial no.: 506526 ( ITIS, 2016 ) Synonyms: Chavica retrofrata Miq., Chavica parvifolia Hassk., Piper parvifolium Blanco, Piper officinarum C. DC., Chavica officinarum Miq., Piper longum Rumph., Piper longum Blue, Piper…
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