At a glance
Sumatra is as rugged as it gets. Thick rainforests cascade like water down towering peaks. Jungle treks are a struggle with gravity and mud. But rewards are plentiful: the world's largest flower, one of the last remaining enclaves of orang-utans, or the sulfur-spouting crater of a resting volcano.
Fast Facts
- Full name:
- Sumatra
- Area:
- 473,607 sq km / 182,860 sq miles
- Population:
- 40,000,000
- Time Zone:
- GMT/UTC +7 (Greenwich Mean Time)
- Currency:
- Rupiah