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Brunei Geography 1996

Location:

Southeastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and Malaysia

Map references:

Southeast Asia

Area:

total area:

5,770 sq km

land area:

5,270 sq km

comparative area:

slightly larger than Delaware

Land boundaries:

total 381 km, Malysia 381 km

Coastline:

161 km

Maritime claims:

exclusive economic zone:

200 nm or to median line

territorial sea:

12 nm

International disputes:

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

Climate:

tropical; hot, humid, rainy

Terrain:

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

Natural resources:

petroleum, natural gas, timber

Land use:

arable land:

permanent crops:

meadows and pastures:

forest and woodland:

79%

other:

18%

Irrigated land:

10 sq km (1989 est.)

Environment:

current issues:

natural hazards:

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

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

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