South Sumatra

Received from: Indonesia
Category: Slavic Countries RR
Date: October 2011

South Sumatra (Indonesian: Sumatera Selatan) is a province of Indonesia.
It is on the island of Sumatra, and borders the provinces of Lampung to the south, Bengkulu to the west, and Jambi to the north. Off the east coast are the islands of Bangka and Belitung, which were split from South Sumatra province to form the new province of Bangka-Belitung in 2000.