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Nusantara: Indonesia's new capital city that has not yet been completed

A group of women walk past a construction site

Indonesia's future capital, Nusantara, is under construction, but some believe that it will be difficult to replace Jakarta as the country's administrative and economic center. Source: AP / AP

Last Saturday, Indonesia celebrated its Independence Day. At the same time, the new capital city of Nusantara was also inaugurated and for the first time there were celebrations in the new city in the Borneo jungle. However, things did not go completely smoothly. The guest list had to be reduced and too many projects are still under construction.



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