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Sulawesi , formerly known as Celebes ( or ), is an island in ___MASK8___ . One of the four Greater Sunda Islands , and the world ' s eleventh - largest island , it is situated between Borneo and the Maluku Islands . Within ___MASK8___ , only Sumatra , Borneo and Papua are larger in territory , and only Java and Sumatra have larger populations . ___MASK8___ ( or ; Indonesian : ), officially the Republic of ___MASK8___ , is a unitary sovereign state and transcontinental country located mainly in Southeast Asia with some territories in Oceania . Situated between the Indian and Pacific oceans , it is the world ' s largest island country , with more than seventeen thousand islands . At , ___MASK8___ is the world ' s 14th - largest country in terms of land area and world ' s 7th - largest country in terms of combined sea and land area . It has an estimated population of over 260 million people and is the world ' s fourth most populous country , the most populous Austronesian nation , as well as the most populous Muslim - majority country . The world ' s most populous island of Java contains more than half of the country ' s population . Flores ( Indonesian : Pulau Flores ) is one of the Lesser Sunda Islands , a group of islands in the eastern half of ___MASK8___ . The population was 1 , 831 , 000 in the 2010 census and the largest town is Maumere . The name " Flores " is derived from the Portuguese for " flowers ". The modern Olympic Games or Olympics are leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the ___MASK71___ participate in a variety of competitions . The Olympic Games are considered the ___MASK71___ ' s foremost sports competition with more than 200 nations participating . The Olympic Games are held every four years , with the Summer and Winter Games alternating by occurring every four years but two years apart . Selayar or Saleyer ( Indonesian : " Kabupaten Selayar ", Dutch : " Saleijer "), is an archipelago of South Sulawesi province , ___MASK8___ . It lies in the Flores Sea , between Sulawesi and Flores , around 150km southeast of the major city of Makassar . " Kabupaten Selayar " is the Regency , covering 903 . 35 km² with a population of about 120 , 000 ( 2012 ). There are 73 islands , the main one being Selayar Island . To the east lies " Pulau " ( Island ) Kalaotoa and " Pulau " Karompa Lompo ( in Sulawesi Tenggara province ), and to the west lies " Kepulauan Sabalana " ( the Sabalana Islands ). It is a biodiverse diving site . Selayar Island is the main island of the Selayar Islands ( Kepulauan Selayar ) . It lies off the coast of Cape Bira of South Sulawesi Province . The Selayar Straits separate it from the mainland of Sulawesi . Its main city is Benteng , towns Bonelohe , Padang , Barangbarang , over 50 miles long and very narrow ; area , 248 mi² . Benteng is the starting point for diving tours . The Flores Sea covers of water in ___MASK8___ . Geography . The seas that border the Flores Sea are the Bali Sea ( to the west ), Java Sea ( to the northwest ), and the Banda Sea ( to the east and northeast ). The Sabalana Islands (" Kepulauan Sabalana ") are an Atoll in the Flores Sea in ___MASK8___ , lying just north of the Lesser Sunda Islands , closer to Sumbawa than Sulawesi . They are west of Tanahjampea Island and north - east of the Tengah Islands ( Central Islands ). Administratively , the atoll belongs to the province of South Sulawesi . The total area , including the large lagoon , is 2694 km² , making Sabalana one of the largest atolls by total area . The land area of the largest individual island , Pulau Sabalana , measures about 7 km² , followed by Pulau Banawaja with 3 km² and Pulau Sabaru with 1 . 4 km² . Diving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard , usually while performing acrobatics . Diving is an internationally recognized sport that is part of the Olympic Games . In addition , unstructured and non - competitive diving is a recreational pastime . Makassar ( Buginese - Makassar language :     )  sometimes spelled Macassar , Mangkasara '  is the provincial capital of South Sulawesi , ___MASK8___ . It is the largest city on Sulawesi Island in terms of population , and the fifth largest city in ___MASK8___ after Jakarta , Surabaya , Bandung , and Medan . From 1971 to 1999 , the city was named Ujung Pandang , after a precolonial fort in the city , and the two names are often used interchangeably . The city is located on the southwest coast of the island of Sulawesi , facing the Makassar Strait .