State of East Sumatra
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Nomenclature and Geography
Category: Historical
Summary
The State of East Sumatra was a short-lived federal entity established by the Netherlands in 1947. It functioned as a component of the United States of Indonesia following the Indonesian National Revolution. The state was eventually dissolved and absorbed into the Republic of Indonesia in 1950.
Statistics
Area
1,904,569.00 km²
Population
285,000,000