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B orneo is the third-largest island in the planet and also the largest island in Asia, shared by the Malaysian states Sabah and Sarawak, Indonesian five provinces of Kalimantan and the tiny nation of Brunei. Borneo is the third-largest island in the planet Approximately 73% of the island is Indonesian territory. In the north, the East Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak constitute about 26% of the island. Additionally, the Malaysian federal territory of Labuan is situated on a little island just from the coast of Borneo. The sovereign state of Brunei, located upon the north coast, comprises about 1% of Borneo's land area. Etymology The island is known by many names ; internationally It‘s generally known as Borneo, after Brunei, derived from European historical contact using the kingdom inside the 16th century throughout the Age of Exploration. The name Brunei possibly was initially derived from the Sanskrit word "váruṇa" (वरुण), meaning either "ocean...