Territorial change

Labuan: Brunei → United Kingdom (cession)

1847 · Labuan

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When
1847
Kind
Territorial change
Where
Labuan
Coordinates
5.30° N, 115.23° E
Process
cession
Type
Cession (part yielded to other entity)
Pop
1385
Area km2
91
Gaining
United Kingdom
Losing
Brunei

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Labuan

Island federal territory of Malaysia

Labuan, officially the Federal Territory of Labuan, is an island federal territory of Malaysia. It includes Labuan Island and six smaller islands off the coast of the state of Sabah in East Malaysia. Labuan's capital is Victoria, which is best known as an offshore financial centre offering international financial and business services via Labuan IBFC since 1990, as well as being an offshore support hub for deepwater…

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