Kalimantan

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Map of Kalimantan (white color) and its subdivisions.

In English, the term Kalimantan refers to the Indonesian portion of the island of Borneo,[1] while in Indonesian, the term "Kalimantan" refers to the whole island of Borneo.[1] The Indonesian territory makes up 73 percent of the island by area, and 70 percent (12,000,000) by population. The non-Indonesian parts of Borneo are of Brunei (490,000) and East Malaysia (6,000,000).

Kalimantan is divided into four provinces:

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b "Kalimantan". Britannica. http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9044401/Kalimantan. Retrieved on 2008-02-26. 
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