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Buru

Island in the Maluku archipelago of Indonesia, lying between the Seram and Banda Seas; area 9,583 sq km/3,700 sq mi; population (1997) 105,200. Buru is mountainous, with marshy coasts, a forested interior, and some tropical savannah. Exports include teak and cajeput oil. The main town is Namlea.



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