Java's country (9)

I believe the answer is:

indonesia

(Other definitions for indonesia that I've seen before include "Asian republic" , "State" , "somewhere in Asia" , "Muslim republic" , "An ionised country of South East Asia" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today.

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