Borneo

Borneo is the third largest island in the world. It has an area of 743,330 km² (287,000 square miles), and is located at the centre of the Malay archipelago and Indonesia. Borneo is considered to be part of the geographic region of Southeast Asia. Administratively, this island is divided between Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei.

Borneo is a Western reference; The term was used by the Dutch during the colonial period. In Indonesia today, the island is referred to as Kalimantan. East Malaysia or Malaysian Borneo refers to the States of Sabah and Sarawak.