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Malay archipelago

The Malay archipelago refers to the Malay sphere of influence, covering not just the archipelago of modern-day Indonesia, but the Malay Peninsula, all of Borneo (incl. Brunei), the Philippines, Papua New Guinea and East Timor as well. The area was formerly known as the East Indies, although India itself is not included.

The term Nusantara, which simply means archipelago in the Indonesian language, usually means the Malay archipelago.

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