Kalimantan

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Map of Kalimantan (white color) and its subdivisions. NOTE THIS FIG MISLABELS EAST AND WEST KALIMANTAN
Map of Kalimantan (white color) and its subdivisions. NOTE THIS FIG MISLABELS EAST AND WEST KALIMANTAN

In most languages in the world, the term Kalimantan refers to the Indonesian portion of the island of Borneo,[1] while for Indonesians, the name "Kalimantan" usually refers to the whole island of Borneo.[1] The Indonesian territory makes up approximately 3-quarters of the island, and the non-Indonesian parts of Borneo are of Brunei and East Malaysia.

Kalimantan is divided into four provinces:

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Kalimantan. Britannica. Retrieved on 2008-02-26.