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Riau is a Province of Indonesia , located in the center of Sumatra Island along the Strait Of Malacca . The provincial capital and largest city is Pekanbaru . Other major cities includes Dumai and Bengkalis . Riau is rich with natural resources, particularly Petroleum and Natural Gas , Rubber , and Palm Oil . The majority of the province are heavily forested lowlands; Logging is a major industry in the province. Being a shallow province, the coastal regions are rapidly losing land to the ocean. The Riau Islands were part of Riau until 2004 , when they were made into a separate province. |
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