Location: Southeastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and Malaysia
Geographic coordinates:
4 30 N, 114 40 E
Map references:
Southeast Asia
Area: Area - comparative: Land boundaries: Coastline: Maritime claims: Climate: Terrain: Elevation extremes: Natural resources: Land use: Irrigated land: Total renewable water resources: Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural): Natural hazards: Environment - current issues: Environment - international agreements: Geography - note:
total: 5,765 sq km
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country comparison to the world: 173
land:
5,265 sq km
water:
500 sq km
slightly smaller than Delaware
total: 381 km
border countries:
Malaysia 381 km
[see also: Land boundaries country ranks ]
161 km
[see also: Coastline country ranks ]
territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone:
200 nm or to median line
tropical; hot, humid, rainy
flat coastal plain rises to mountains in east; hilly lowland in west
lowest point: South China Sea 0 m
[see also: Elevation extremes - lowest point country ranks ]
highest point:
Bukit Pagon 1,850 m
petroleum, natural gas, timber
arable land: 0.52%
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permanent crops:
0.87%
other:
98.61% (2011)
10 sq km (2003)
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8.5 cu km (2011)
[see also: Total renewable water resources country ranks ]
total: 0.09 cu km/yr (97%/0%/3%)
[see also: Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural) - total country ranks ]
per capita:
301.6 cu m/yr (2009)
typhoons, earthquakes, and severe flooding are rare
seasonal smoke/haze resulting from forest fires in Indonesia
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution
signed, but not ratified:
none of the selected agreements
close to vital sea lanes through South China Sea linking Indian and Pacific Oceans; two parts physically separated by Malaysia; almost an enclave within Malaysia