Greater Sunda Islands

Greater Sunda Islands

Native name: Kepulauan Sunda Besar
The Greater Sunda Islands in blue
Geography
Location	Indonesian Archipelago
Coordinates	0°00′N 110°00′E / 0.000°N 110.000°E / 0.000; 110.000
Archipelago	Greater Sunda Islands
Total islands	4
Major islands	Sumatra, Sulawesi, Borneo, Java (sometimes the smaller islands of Madura, Bangka, Belitung, Banggai Islands, and Riau Islands are also included administratively)
Highest elevation	4,095 m (13435 ft)
Highest point	Mount Kinabalu
Administration
Brunei
Districts	Temburong Tutong Belait Brunei-Muara
Indonesia
Provinces	Aceh North Sumatra West Sumatra Riau Jambi Bengkulu South Sumatra Lampung Banten Jakarta West Java Central Java Yogyakarta East Java West Kalimantan Central Kalimantan North Kalimantan East Kalimantan South Kalimantan South Sulawesi Central Sulawesi West Sulawesi Southeast Sulawesi Gorontalo North Sulawesi
Malaysia
States and Federal Territories	Sarawak Sabah Labuan
Demographics
Population	253 million (2020)
Ethnic groups	Javanese, Sundanese, Malay, Minangkabau, Dayak, Banjarese other Indonesians and Austronesians

The Greater Sunda Islands (Indonesian and Malay: Kepulauan Sunda Besar) are four tropical islands situated within the Indonesian Archipelago, in the Pacific Ocean. The islands, Borneo, Java, Sulawesi and Sumatra, are internationally recognised for their ecological diversity and rich culture. Together with the Lesser Sunda Islands to their southeast, they comprise the archipelago known as the Sunda Islands.

Mainly part of Indonesia, each island is diverse in its ethnicity, culture and biological attributes. The islands have a long and rich history which has shaped their cultural backgrounds.