Page last updated on February 15,

Location:
Southeastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and Malaysia

Geographic coordinates:
4 30 N, 114 40 E

Map references:
Southeast Asia

Area:
total: 5,765 sq km
[see also: Area - total country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 173
land: 5,265 sq km
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water: 500 sq km
[see also: Area - water country ranks ]

Area - comparative:
slightly smaller than Delaware

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

Climate:
tropical; hot, humid, rainy

Terrain:
flat coastal plain rises to mountains in east; hilly lowland in west

Elevation extremes:
lowest point: South China Sea 0 m
[see also: Elevation extremes - lowest point country ranks ]
highest point: Bukit Pagon 1,850 m
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Natural resources:
petroleum, natural gas, timber

Land use:
arable land: 2.08%
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permanent crops: 0.87%
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other: 97.05% (2005)
[see also: Land use - other country ranks ]

Irrigated land:
10 sq km (2008)
[see also: Irrigated land country ranks ]

Total renewable water resources:
8.5 cu km (1999)
[see also: Total renewable water resources country ranks ]

Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
total: 0.09
[see also: Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural) - total country ranks ]
per capita: 243 cu m/yr (1994)
[see also: Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural) - per capita country ranks ]

Natural hazards:
typhoons, earthquakes, and severe flooding are rare

Environment - current issues:
seasonal smoke/haze resulting from forest fires in Indonesia

Environment - international agreements:
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

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