Sunda Islands

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The Sunda Islands are a group of islands in the western part of the Malay Archipelago. They are divided into two groups:

• Greater Sunda Islands
• Borneo
• Java
• Sumatra
• Sulawesi
• Lesser Sunda Islands, from west to east
• Bali
• Lombok
• Sumbawa
• Flores
• Sumba
• Timor
• Alor archipelago
• Barat Daya Islands
• Tanimbar Islands

The territory of the islands is divided between the present-day countries of Brunei, East Timor, Indonesia, and Malaysia.

Sundanese

The Sundanese are an ethnic group in the western part of the island of Java. The Sundanese are predominantly Muslim. They speak a distinct language which is also known as Basa Sunda.

See also

• Islands of Indonesia
• Malay Archipelago

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