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The ___MASK60___ , officially the Republic of the ___MASK60___ , is a sovereign island country in Southeast Asia situated in the western Pacific Ocean . It consists of about 7 , 641 islands that are categorized broadly under three main geographical divisions from north to south : Luzon , Visayas , and Mindanao . The capital city of the ___MASK60___ is Manila and the most populous city is Quezon City , both part of Metro Manila . Bounded by the South China Sea on the west , the Philippine Sea on the east and the Celebes Sea on the southwest , the ___MASK60___ shares maritime borders with Taiwan to the north , Vietnam to the west , Palau to the east and Malaysia and Indonesia to the south . The Celebes Sea of the western ___MASK92___ Ocean is bordered on the north by the Sulu Archipelago and Sulu Sea and Mindanao Island of the ___MASK60___ , on the east by the Sangihe Islands chain , on the south by Sulawesi ' s Minahassa Peninsula , and on the west by Kalimantan in Indonesia . It extends 420 miles ( 675 km ) north - south by 520 miles ( 837 km ) east - west and has a total surface area of , to a maximum depth of . The sea opens southwest through the Makassar Strait into the Java Sea . ___MASK97___ , officially the Federal Territory of ___MASK97___ , is a planned city and the federal administrative centre of Malaysia . The seat of government was shifted in 1999 from Kuala Lumpur to ___MASK97___ , because of overcrowding and congestion in the former . Kuala Lumpur remains Malaysia ' s national capital , and is the seat of the King and the Parliament , and is the country ' s commercial and financial centre . ___MASK97___ was the idea of former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohammad . It became Malaysia ' s third Federal Territory , after Kuala Lumpur and Labuan , in 2001 . ___MASK56___ ( Jawi :  ), officially the Federal Territory of ___MASK56___ ( Malay : Wilayah Persekutuan ___MASK56___ , Jawi :    ), is a federal territory of Malaysia . It is made up of the eponymous ___MASK56___ Island and six smaller islands , and is located off the coast of the state of Sabah in East Malaysia . ___MASK56___ ' s capital is Victoria and is best known as an offshore financial centre offering international financial and business services via ___MASK56___ IBFC since 1990 as well as being an offshore support hub for deepwater oil and gas activities in the region . It is also a tourist destination for people travelling through Sabah , nearby Bruneians and scuba divers . The name ___MASK56___ derives from the Malay word " labuhan " which means harbour . ___MASK56___ is often referred to as " the pearl of Borneo ". The Sulu Sea is a body of water in the southwestern area of the ___MASK60___ , separated from the South China Sea in the northwest by Palawan and from the Celebes Sea in the southeast by the Sulu Archipelago . Borneo is found to the southwest and Visayas to the northeast . ___MASK49___ ( or ; Indonesian : ), officially the Republic of ___MASK49___ , is a unitary sovereign state and transcontinental country located mainly in Southeast ___MASK77___ with some territories in Oceania . Situated between the Indian and Pacific oceans , it is the world ' s largest island country , with more than seventeen thousand islands . At , ___MASK49___ is the world ' s 14th - largest country in terms of land area and world ' s 7th - largest country in terms of combined sea and land area . It has an estimated population of over 260 million people and is the world ' s fourth most populous country , the most populous Austronesian nation , as well as the most populous Muslim - majority country . The world ' s most populous island of Java contains more than half of the country ' s population . ___MASK13___ is one of the two Malaysian states on the island of Borneo ( Sabah being the other state ). This territory has a certain level of autonomy in administration , immigration , and judiciary . ___MASK13___ is in northwest Borneo , bordering the state of Sabah to the northeast , Kalimantan , the Indonesian portion of Borneo , to the south , and the independent state of Brunei in the northwest . The capital city , ___MASK53___ , is the economic centre of the state and the seat of the ___MASK13___ state government . Other cities and towns in ___MASK13___ include Miri , Sibu , and Bintulu . As of the 2015 census in Malaysia , the total population of ___MASK13___ is 2 , 636 , 000 . ___MASK13___ has an equatorial climate with tropical rainforests and abundant animal and plant species . It has several prominent cave systems at Gunung Mulu National Park . Rajang River is the longest river in Malaysia ; Bakun Dam , one of the largest dams in Southeast ___MASK77___ , is located on one of its tributaries , the Balui River . Mount Murud is the highest point in ___MASK13___ . The Liberal Democratic Party ( Malay : Parti Liberal Demokratik ) ( simplified Chinese :  ; traditional Chinese :  ) is a Chinese political party originally founded in the town of ___MASK5___ , Sabah , Malaysia by Hiew Min Kong in 1989 . The party is considered a minor political party in Malaysia , having its base mainly in Sabah . It is allocated one parliamentary seat under the Barisan Nasional political alliance , the Sandakan seat . The seat which was won by the party ' s then president , Liew Vui Keong in the 2008 General Elections was lost in the 2013 General Elections to a candidate from the Democratic Action Party . As a result , the party is currently not represented in parliament . Crocker Range is a mountain range in Sabah , ___MASK69___ . It is named after William Maunder Crocker . The mountain range separates the east coast and west coast of Sabah . At an average height of , it is the highest mountain range in Sabah . Mount Kinabalu , one of the highest mountains in Southeast ___MASK77___ , is part of this range . Part of the range has been gazetted for protection as Crocker Range Park since 1984 . The area surrounding Mount Kinabalu has been a state park since 1964 and was the country ' s first World Heritage Site . East ___MASK69___ (" ___MASK69___ Timur "), also known as Sabah , ___MASK13___ and ___MASK56___ (" Sabah , ___MASK13___ dan ___MASK56___ ") or Malaysian Borneo , is the part of ___MASK69___ located on the island of Borneo . It consists of the Malaysian states of Sabah , ___MASK13___ , and the Federal Territory of ___MASK56___ . It lies to the east of Peninsular ___MASK69___ ( West ___MASK69___ ), which is located on the Malay Peninsula . The two are separated by the South China Sea . While East ___MASK69___ is less populated and less developed than West ___MASK69___ , its land mass is larger and it has notably more natural resources , chiefly oil and gas reserves . Sabah , nicknamed " Negeri Di Bawah Bayu " (" Land Below the Wind "), is one of the two Malaysian states on the island of ___MASK8___ ( ___MASK13___ being the other state ). This territory has a certain level of autonomy in administration , immigration , and judiciary which differentiates it from the Malaysian Peninsula states . Sabah is situated in northern ___MASK8___ , bordering the state of ___MASK13___ to the southwest , Kalimantan to the south , while separated by sea from the Federal Territory of ___MASK56___ in the west and the ___MASK60___ to the north and east . ___MASK41___ is the capital city as well the economic centre for the state and the seat for the Sabah state government . Other major towns in Sabah include Sandakan and ___MASK5___ . As of the 2015 census in Malaysia , the state ' s population is 3 , 543 , 500 . Sabah has an equatorial climate with tropical rainforests and abundant animal and plant species . The state has a long mountain ranges in the west side which formed as part of the Crocker Range National Park . Kinabatangan River is the second longest river in Malaysia while Mount Kinabalu is the highest point of Sabah as well for Malaysia . ___MASK5___ ( Jawi : ) formerly known as Tawao , is a town and administrative centre of ___MASK5___ Division , Sabah , Malaysia . It is the third - largest town in Sabah , after ___MASK41___ and Sandakan . It is bordered by the Sulu Sea to the east , the Celebes Sea to the south at Cowie Bay and shares a border with North Kalimantan . The town had an estimated population of 113 , 809 , while the whole municipality area had a population of 397 , 673 . Eurasia is the combined continental landmass of ___MASK96___ and ___MASK77___ . The term is a portmanteau of its constituent continents . Located primarily in the Northern and Eastern Hemispheres , it is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west , the Pacific Ocean to the east , the Arctic Ocean to the north , and by Africa , the Mediterranean Sea , and the Indian Ocean to the south . The division between ___MASK96___ and ___MASK77___ as two different continents is a historical and cultural construct , with no clear physical separation between them ; thus , in some parts of the world , Eurasia is recognized as the largest of five or six continents . In geology , Eurasia is often considered as a single rigid megablock . However , the rigidity of Eurasia is debated based on the paleomagnet data . Peninsular ___MASK69___ , also known as West ___MASK69___ ( formerly Malaya ), is the part of ___MASK69___ which lies on the Malay Peninsula and surrounding islands . Its area is . It shares a land border with ___MASK86___ in the north . To the south is the island of ___MASK85___ . ___MASK69___ is a federal constitutional monarchy located in Southeast ___MASK77___ . It consists of thirteen states and three federal territories and has a total landmass of separated by the South China Sea into two similarly sized regions , Peninsular ___MASK69___ and East ___MASK69___ ( Malaysian Borneo ). Peninsular ___MASK69___ shares a land and maritime border with Thailand and maritime borders with Singapore , Vietnam , and Indonesia . East ___MASK69___ shares land and maritime borders with Brunei and Indonesia and a maritime border with the ___MASK60___ and Vietnam . The capital city is Kuala Lumpur , while Putrajaya is the seat of the federal government . With a population of over 30 million , ___MASK69___ is the 44th most populous country . The southernmost point of continental Eurasia , Tanjung Piai , is in ___MASK69___ . Located in the tropics , ___MASK69___ is one of 17 megadiverse countries on earth , with large numbers of endemic species . ___MASK8___ is the third - largest island in the world and the largest island in ___MASK77___ . At the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast ___MASK77___ , in relation to major Indonesian islands , it is located north of Java , west of Sulawesi , and east of Sumatra . Mount Kinabalu is a mountain in Sabah , ___MASK69___ . It is protected as Kinabalu Park , a World Heritage Site . Kinabalu is the highest peak in Borneo ' s Crocker Range and is the highest mountain in the Malay Archipelago as well as the highest mountain in ___MASK69___ . Mount Kinabalu is also the 20th most prominent mountain in the world by topographic prominence . ___MASK5___ Division is one of the five administrative sub - divisions of Sabah , Malaysia . It occupies a total of 14 , 905 square kilometres or 20 % of Sabah ' s territory . The main towns include the capital of ___MASK5___ , Lahad Datu , Kunak and Semporna . ___MASK86___ ( or ), officially the Kingdom of ___MASK86___ , formerly known as Siam , is a country at the centre of the Indochinese peninsula in Southeast ___MASK77___ . With a total area of approximately , ___MASK86___ is the world ' s 51st - largest country . It is the 20th - most - populous country in the world , with around 66 million people . The capital and largest city is Bangkok . ___MASK85___ , officially the Republic of ___MASK85___ , and often referred to as the " Lion City " or the " Little Red Dot ", is a sovereign city - state in Southeast ___MASK77___ , and the world ' s only island city - state . It lies one degree ( 137 km ) north of the equator , south of the southernmost tip of continental ___MASK77___ and peninsular Malaysia , with Indonesia ' s Riau Islands to the south . ___MASK85___ ' s territory consists of a diamond - shaped main island along with 62 other islets . Since independence , extensive land reclamation has increased its total size by 23 % ( 130 km ), and its greening policy has covered the densely populated island with tropical flora , parks and gardens . A constitutional monarchy ( also known as a parliamentary monarchy ) is a form of monarchy in which the sovereign exercises their authorities in accordance with a written or unwritten constitution . Constitutional monarchy differs from absolute monarchy ( in which a monarch holds absolute power ), in that constitutional monarchs are bound to exercise their powers and authorities within the limits prescribed within an established legal framework . Constitutional monarchies range from countries such as ___MASK71___ , where the constitution grants substantial discretionary powers to the sovereign , to countries such as Sweden or Denmark where the monarch retains very few formal authorities . The Kinabatangan River is a river in Sabah , ___MASK69___ . It is the second longest river in ___MASK69___ , with a length of 560 kilometres from its headwaters in the mountains of southwest Sabah , to its outlet at the Sulu Sea , east of Sandakan . ___MASK2___ ( or ), officially the Federal Territory of ___MASK2___ , is the national capital of Malaysia as well as its largest city . The city covers an area of and has an estimated population of 1 . 7 million . Greater ___MASK2___ , also known as the Klang Valley , is an urban agglomeration of 7 . 2 million people . It is among the fastest growing metropolitan regions in South - East ___MASK77___ , in terms of population and economy . Southeast ___MASK77___ or Southeastern ___MASK77___ is a subregion of ___MASK77___ , consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China , east of India , west of New Guinea and north of Australia . The region lies near the intersection of geological plates , with heavy seismic and volcanic activity . Southeast ___MASK77___ consists of two geographic regions : Tanjung Piai is a cape in Pontian District , Johor , ___MASK69___ . It is the southernmost point of Peninsular ___MASK69___ and thus the most southern point of mainland Eurasia . The skyline of ___MASK85___ is visible across the Johor Strait from the point . It features seafood restaurants , perched on wooden jetties that are surrounded by a rugged and rarefied coastline of unspoiled mangrove forests . China , officially the People ' s Republic of China ( PRC ), is a unitary sovereign state in East ___MASK77___ . With a population of over 1 . 381 billion , it is the world ' s most populous country . The state is governed by the Communist Party of China , and its capital is Beijing . It exercises jurisdiction over 22 provinces , five autonomous regions , four direct - controlled municipalities ( Beijing , Tianjin , Shanghai , and ___MASK17___ ), and two mostly self - governing special administrative regions ( Hong Kong and Macau ), and claims sovereignty over Taiwan . The country ' s major urban areas include Shanghai , Guangzhou , Beijing , ___MASK17___ , Shenzhen , Tianjin and Hong Kong . China is a great power and a major regional power within ___MASK77___ , and has been characterized as a potential superpower . The South China Sea is a marginal sea that is part of the ___MASK92___ Ocean , encompassing an area from the Karimata and Malacca Straits to the Strait of Taiwan of around . The area ' s importance largely results from one - third of the world ' s shipping sailing through its waters and that it is believed to hold huge oil and gas reserves beneath its seabed . ___MASK41___ ( Jawi : ), formerly known as Jesselton , is the capital of the state of Sabah , Malaysia . It is also the capital of the West Coast Division of Sabah . The city is located on the northwest coast of Borneo facing the South China Sea . The Tunku Abdul Rahman National Park lies to its west and Mount Kinabalu , which gave the city its name , is located to its east . ___MASK41___ has a population of 452 , 058 according to the 2010 census ; when the adjacent Penampang and Putatan districts are included , the metro area has a combined population of 628 , 725 . Brunei , officially the Nation of Brunei , the Abode of Peace ( Jawi : ), is a sovereign state located on the north coast of the island of ___MASK8___ in Southeast ___MASK77___ . Apart from its coastline with the South China Sea , the country is completely surrounded by the state of Sarawak , Malaysia . It is separated into two parts by the Sarawak district of Limbang . Brunei is the only sovereign state completely on the island of ___MASK8___ ; the remainder of the island ' s territory is divided between the nations of Malaysia and Indonesia . Brunei ' s population was 408 , 786 in July 2012 . Kalimantan is the Indonesian portion of the island of ___MASK8___ . It comprises 73 % of the island ' s area . The non - Indonesian parts of ___MASK8___ are Brunei and East ___MASK69___ . ___MASK58___ , officially the Socialist Republic of ___MASK58___ ( SRV ), is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast ___MASK77___ . With an estimated 90 . 5 million inhabitants , it is the world ' s 14th - most - populous country , and the eighth - most - populous Asian country . ___MASK58___ is bordered by China to the north , Laos to the northwest , Cambodia to the southwest , Thailand across the Gulf of Thailand to the southwest , and the ___MASK60___ , Malaysia and Indonesia across the South China Sea to the east and southeast . Its capital city has been Hanoi since the reunification of North and South ___MASK58___ in 1976 . Sandakan ( Jawi : ) formerly known at various times as Elopura , is the second - largest town in Sabah after ___MASK41___ City , on the north - eastern coast of Borneo in Malaysia . It is located on the east coast of the island in the administrative centre of Sandakan Division and was the former capital of British North Borneo . The town has an estimated population of 157 , 330 while the surrounding municipal area has a total population of 396 , 290 . Crocker Range National Park was established in 1984 , although the area had previously been under protection as a ___MASK11___ reserve . It covers the north - south Crocker Range , of 1200 - 1800 metre mountains in Sabah , Malaysia . The boundaries of the park have been surveyed , but no facilities exist at present for visitors .