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East Malaysia
region, Malaysia
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East Malaysia, component of the 13-state federation of Malaysia in Southeast Asia. It consists of the states of Sabah and Sarawak on the northern part of the island of Borneo and is separated from mainland Peninsular, or West, Malaysia on the Malay Peninsula by some 400 miles (640 km) of the South China Sea. Pop. (2013 est.) 6,088,900.
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