GEOGRAPHY
Location:
Southeastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and Malaysia
Geographic coordinates:
4 30 N, 114 40 E
Map references: Southeast
Asia
Area:
total: 5,770 sq km
land: 5,270 sq km
water: 500 sq km
Area—comparative:
slightly smaller than Delaware
Land boundaries:
total: 381 km
border countries: Malaysia 381 km
Coastline: 161 km
Maritime claims:
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm or to median line
territorial sea: 12 nm
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
highest point: Bukit Pagon 1,850 m
Natural resources:
petroleum, natural gas, timber
Land use:
arable land: 1%
permanent crops: 1%
permanent pastures: 1%
forests and woodland: 85%
other: 12% (1993 est.)
Irrigated land: 10
sq km (1993 est.)
Natural hazards:
typhoons, earthquakes, and severe flooding are very rare
Environment—current
issues: seasonal smoke/haze resulting from forest fires in
Indonesia
Environment—international
agreements:
party to: Endangered Species, 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 of Malaysia.
