Jakarta (Asia & the Pacific)
Population: 38,522,011
GDP: 22,772 USD
Functional Urban Area: 6,590 km2
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Jakarta, Indonesia's capital and a megacity, is a Special Capital Region, granting it provincial status. The Jakarta Metropolitan Region, one of the largest globally, includes Jakarta and surrounding cities. While there is no metropolitan government, sectoral projects like the TransJakarta Bus Rapid Transit system enhance metropolitan connectivity.

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Key findings

Jakarta stands out in terms of urban greenness, reaching a Normalized Difference Vegetation Index of 0.6 as of 2025, which measures vegetation health and density on a scale from 0 to 1. While the index has gradually declined over the past three decades, Jakarta continues to surpass regional and global averages for urban greenness.

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