Borneo is the third
largest island in the world (743,330 km2) and have around
16 millions inhabitants.
The
expression "The
Land Below the Wind" is given to Borneo / Sabah
because it is located below the typhoon belt.
Author Agnes
Newton Keith wrote a book with that title describing her
life in northern Borneo before, during, and after the
World War II.
Borneo is divided between Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei and
Indonesians refer to the south --indonesian -- part as Kalimantan.
Brunei is small independent sultanate, surrounded by Malaysian Borneo
in the north.
