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Indonesia to build a new capital due to climate change

Indonesia will be the world's first country to move its capital due to climate change.

Check out the video above to find out about the new capital will be and how much it'll cost to make it happen.

The new capital will straddle two relatively undeveloped regions, Kutai Kertanegara and Penajam Paser Utara, but no name has been given for the new settlement yet.

In a televised speech, President Joko Widodo said: "The location is very strategic - it's in the centre of Indonesia and close to urban areas.

"The burden Jakarta is holding right now is too heavy as the centre of governance, business, finance, trade and services."

He also stated that the new location was at "minimal" risk of natural disasters.