Construction on the site of Indonesia's new capital city Nusantara
Construction is underway on Nusantara.
  • Indonesia plans to relocate its capital from Jakarta to the new city of Nusantara.
  • The new city will cost $35 billion and won't be finished until 2045.
  • Officials are using a range of promotional tactics to drum up interest.

Jakarta, on the northwest coast of Java at the mouth of the Ciliwung river, is Indonesia's capital and its biggest city.

It's home to some 10.6 million people and about 30 million in the metropolitan area. It's also sinking, with about 40% of the area below sea level.

The Indonesian government plans to move the capital to Nusantara, a new city being built on the eastern coast of Borneo, about 870 miles north of Jakarta.