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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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] See also

• Islands of Indonesia

Coordinates: 2°00′S 110°00′Eca:Illes de la Sonda de:Sundainseln et:Sunda saared fr:Îles de la Sonde ko:순다 열도 id:Kepulauan Sunda it:Isole della Sonda ja:スンダ列島 lt:Sundos salos nl:Soenda-eilanden no:Sundaøyene pl:Archipelag Sundajski pt:Ilhas de Sonda su:Kapuloan Sunda