Despite the large landmasses found in the western sea of Papua, between West Papua and Maluku, the Raja Ampat Islands are populated by no more than 50,000 people, that is, over a land area of 7560 square kilometers or 2900 square miles.Waigeo, the largest of the island chain, has at least just 25,000 people who are concentrated at the administrative regency capital of Waisai. There are around 610 known islands in the Raja Ampat regency, but only 35 of them are inhabited.Flagship Luxury Expeditions takes you on a journey among some of the wildest and uninhabited islands in the world. You will encounter ecosystems that had remained untouched, as seen through the eyes of the 19th century British naturalist Alfred Walace who explored the region 170 years ago.