Sunda Islands

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
• Lesser Sunda Islands, from west to east
  • Bali
  • Lombok
  • Sumbawa
  • Flores
  • Sumba
  • Timor
  • Barat Daya Islands
  • Tanimbar Islands

The group is politically split between Brunei, East Timor, Indonesia, and Malaysia.

Sundanese language

The Sundanese are an ethnic group in the western part of the island of Java. The Sundanese are heavily Muslim. They speak a distinct language which is also known as Basa Sunda.

See also

• Islands of Indonesia