SABAH, MALAYSIA

Geographic location: Part of the island of Borneo, between the South China Sea and the Sulu Sea, 1,500km east of peninsular Malaysia

Latitude/Longitude: 5°9’N 116°E

Land area: 72,500 square kilometres

Habitat types: Mountainous regions, beaches, tropical rainforest

Population: 3.9 million (2018), including 33 indigenous groups speaking more than 50 languages. The Kadazan-Dusun form the largest ethnic group, representing 30 per cent of the population. Chinese make up the largest nonindigenous group.

Key species: Orangutan, sun bear, pygmy elephant, proboscis monkey, Sumatran rhino (functionally extinct), slow loris, oriental pied hornbill and banteng