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Island Nations of Asia

Southeast Asia

Brunei

Size: 5,765 square kilometres

Population: 433,285

The Nation of Brunei, Abode of Peace – as it’s officially named – is a rich unitary Islamic absolute monarchy on the north coast of Borneo in Maritime Southeast Asia. It has 161 kilometres of coastline next to the South China Sea, and it shares a 381-kilometre border with Malaysia. It also has 500 square kilometres of territorial waters. Most of Brunei is within the Borneo lowland rainforests ecoregion.

Indonesia

Size: 1.9 million square kilometres

Population: 270.6 million

Situated in Southeast Asia, Indonesia

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