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    Brunei Geography - 2003
    https://theodora.com/wfb2003/brunei/brunei_geography.html
    SOURCE: 2003 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

      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
      water: 500 sq km
      land: 5,270 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: 0.57%
      permanent crops: 0.76%
      other: 98.67% (1998 est.)


      Irrigated land: 10 sq km (1998 est.)


      Natural hazards: typhoons, earthquakes, and severe flooding are 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

      NOTE: The information regarding Brunei on this page is re-published from the 2003 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Guinea Geography 2003 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Brunei Geography 2003 should be addressed to the CIA.

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