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
country comparison to the world: 173
land:
5,265 sq km
water:
500 sq km
slightly smaller than Delaware
total:
266 km
border countries:
Malaysia 266 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
highest point:
Bukit Pagon 1,850 m
petroleum, natural gas, timber
arable land:
0.52%
permanent crops:
0.87%
other:
98.61% (2011)
10 sq km (2003)
[see also: Irrigated land country ranks ]
8.5 cu km (2011)
[see also: Total renewable water resources country ranks ]
total:
0.09 cu km/yr (97%/0%/3%)
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