| Location | Southeastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and Malaysia |
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| Geographic coordinates | 4 30 N, 114 40 E |
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| Zone | Asia |
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| Area | total: 5,770 sq km
land: 5,270 sq km
water: 500 sq km |
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| Land boundaries | total: 381 km
border countries: Malaysia 381 km |
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| Coastline | 161 km |
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| Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm or to median line |
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| Climate | tropical; hot, humid, rainy |
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| Terrain | flat coastal plain rises to mountains in east; hilly lowland in west |
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| Elevation extremes | lowest point: South China Sea 0 m
highest point: Bukit Pagon 1,850 m |
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| Natural resources | petroleum, natural gas, timber |
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| Irrigated land | 161 km |
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| Natural hazards | typhoons, earthquakes, and severe flooding are rare |
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Environment -
current issues | seasonal smoke/haze resulting from forest fires in Indonesia |
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Environment -
international agreements | party to: Biodiversity, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
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| Geography - note | 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 |
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