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Borneo is the thir largest island in the world and is located at the centre of Maritime Southeast Asia. Administratively, this island is divided between Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei. Indonesia's region of Borneo is called "Kalimantan" (although Indonesians use the term for the whole island), while Malaysia's region of Borneo is called East Malaysia or Malaysian Borneo. The independent nation of Brunei occupies the remainder of the island.Brunei is the richest and wealthiest state in the island of Borneo.

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  • Of the world's 10 largest islands, 3 belong all or in part to Indonesia: New Guinea, Sumatra, & this one
  • The Sultanate of Brunei is on the northern coast of this island
  • (Kelly of the Clue Crew points to a map of Southeast Asia on the monitor.) Malaysia consists of two regions--West Malaysia, on the Malay Peninsula, & East Malaysia, which occupies the northern part of this large island
  • The states of Sarawak & Sabah on this island make up about 6% of Malaysia's land area
  • The world's third-largest island, about 3/4 of it belongs to Indonesia
  • Brunei & parts of 2 other countries occupy this, the world's third-largest island
  • Island in the South China Sea on which you'd see the following
  • The 3rd largest island in the world, this Indonesian one is bisected by the equator
  • Indonesians call this third-largest island in the world Kalimantan, or "River of Diamonds"
  • Head to this island east of Sumatra to see the orangutans before they become extinct
  • Indonesia shares New Guinea with Papua New Guinea & this island with Malaysia
  • The 710-mile-long Kapuas River, Indonesia's longest, is on this third-largest island in the world
  • The Sultanate of Brunei is located on the northern coast of this island in the East Indies
  • This island is home to orangutans & the Sultan of Brunei
  • This third-largest island in the world is shared by Brunei, Malaysia & Indonesia

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