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# Indonesia Is Switching Capital Cities Because the Old One Is Sinking Into the Ocean
- URL: https://werd.io/indonesia-is-switching-capital-cities-because-the-old-one-is/
- Published: 2022-02-07T19:23:11.000Z
- Updated: 2022-02-07T19:23:11.000Z
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: #Import 2025-06-13 09:23

“The flooding, pollution, sinking earth and congestion have gotten so catastrophic, in fact, that the country is switching capital cities altogether. Yes, seriously: the government is packing up and moving the country’s capital to the island of Borneo, according to the Associated Press.”

\[[Link](https://futurism.com/indonesia-capital-jakarta-sinking)\]