Java is home to 60% of the Indonesian population – 120 million people in an area half the size of Great Britain. A long, narrow island, Java is divided into three provinces – West, Central and East Java – as well as the ‘special regions’ of Jakarta, the nation’s capital, and Yogyakarta, the center of Javanese culture. Also of note are the volcanoes that dot the island, the most famous of which is Krakatau, although Bromo in the south (accessible from Bali) is the most beautiful, the ascent of which can be made by mountain pony.