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Malaysia Geography 1996

Location:

Southeastern Asia, peninsula and northern one-third of the island of Borneo bordering the Java Sea and the South China Sea, south of Vietnam

Map references:

Southeast Asia

Area:

total area:

329,750 sq km

land area:

328,550 sq km

comparative area:

slightly larger than New Mexico

Land boundaries:

total 2,669 km, Brunei 381 km, Indonesia 1,782 km, Thailand 506 km

Coastline:

4,675 km (Peninsular Malaysia 2,068 km, East Malaysia 2,607 km)

Maritime claims:

continental shelf:

200-m depth or to depth of exploitation; specified boundary in the South China Sea

exclusive fishing zone:

200 nm

exclusive economic zone:

200 nm

territorial sea:

12 nm

International disputes:

involved in a complex dispute over the Spratly Islands with China, Philippines, Taiwan, Vietnam, and possibly Brunei; State of Sabah claimed by the Philippines; Brunei may wish to purchase the Malaysian salient that divides Brunei into two parts; two islands in dispute with Singapore; two islands in dispute with Indonesia

Climate:

tropical; annual southwest (April to October) and northeast (October to February) monsoons

Terrain:

coastal plains rising to hills and mountains

Natural resources:

tin, petroleum, timber, copper, iron ore, natural gas, bauxite

Land use:

arable land:

permanent crops:

10%

meadows and pastures:

forest and woodland:

63%

other:

24%

Irrigated land:

3,420 sq km (1989 est.)

Environment:

current issues:

air pollution from industrial and vehicular emissions; water pollution from raw sewage; deforestation

natural hazards:

flooding

international agreements:

party to - Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Tropical Timber 83; signed, but not ratified - Law of the Sea

Note:

strategic location along Strait of Malacca and southern South China Sea

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