Labuan Island

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Labuan Island is a small Malaysian federal territory off the coast of Borneo, known as an offshore financial center and duty-free island with historical World War II sites and busy port facilities.

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Label Occurrences
Labuan Island canonical 8
Labuan Archipelago 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf federal territory of Malaysia
island
administeredBy Federal Government of Malaysia
alsoKnownAs Pulau Labuan
capital Victoria
climate tropical rainforest climate
connectedByFerryTo Brunei
linked to: Brunei Darussalam

Sabah
country Malaysia
designation duty-free island
offshore financial centre
dutyFreeStatus yes
ethnicGroups Bruneian Malay
Chinese
Kadazan-Dusun
Malay
governingAct Labuan Business Activity Tax Act
Labuan Financial Services and Securities Act
hasAirport Labuan Airport
hasAttraction Peace Park Labuan
Surrender Point Labuan
linked to: Battle of Labuan
hasBridgeConnection Labuan–Mainland Sabah ferry and road links (via Menumbok)
hasIndustrialArea Rancha-Rancha Industrial Estate
hasMuseum Labuan Museum
hasPort Labuan Port
linked to: Labuan

Victoria Harbour
hasWarCemetery Labuan War Cemetery
historicalEvent World War II Japanese surrender ceremony in Borneo
knownFor World War II historical sites
busy port facilities
duty-free shopping
offshore banking
oil and gas support services
legalStatus international business and financial centre
locatedIn South China Sea
locatedOffCoastOf Borneo
majorReligion Islam
nearestMalaysianState Sabah
officialLanguage Malay
partOf Federal Territory of Labuan
primaryEconomicSector financial services
oil and gas
shipping
tourism
recapturedDuringWorldWarIIBy Allied forces
strategicLocation shipping routes in the South China Sea
timezone Malaysia Time
usedDuringWorldWarIIBy Japanese forces
utcOffset +8

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Labuan hasPart Labuan Island
Crown Colony of Labuan locatedOn Labuan Island
Crown Colony of Labuan namedAfter Labuan Island
Rusukan Besar Island partOf Labuan Archipelago
linked to: Labuan Island
Labuan Airport locatedOnIsland Labuan Island
Brunei Bay hasIsland Labuan Island
RMAF Labuan Air Base locatedOn Labuan Island