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Brunei Geography 1996
Southeastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and Malaysia
slightly larger than Delaware
total 381 km, Malysia 381 km
may wish to purchase the Malaysian salient that divides the country; all of
the Spratly Islands are claimed by China, Taiwan, and Vietnam; parts of them
are claimed by Malaysia and the Philippines; in 1984, Brunei established an
exclusive fishing zone that encompasses Louisa Reef, but has not publicly
claimed the island
tropical; hot, humid, rainy
flat coastal plain rises to mountains in east; hilly lowland in west
petroleum, natural gas, timber
typhoons, earthquakes, and severe flooding are very rare
international agreements:
party to - Endangered Species, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution;
signed, but not ratified - Law of the Sea
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
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