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The capital city, Jakarta, is sinking and the President wants to move it

The capital city, Jakarta, is sinking and the President wants to move it

Forty percent of the Indonesian capital now lies below sea level; Jakarta is sinking. But the President, Joko Widodo, has expressed his plans to move it. Presently, the Indonesian government is actively engaged in the endeavor of relocating the nation’s capital from its current location to the captivating island of Borneo.

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