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    Brunei Geography - 2006

    https://theodora.com/wfbcurrent/brunei/brunei_geography.html
    SOURCE: 2006 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
      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:
      territorial sea: 12 nm
      exclusive economic zone: 200 nm or to median line

      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: 2.08%
      permanent crops: 0.87%
      other: 97.05% (2005)

      Irrigated land:
      10 sq km (2003)

      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, Hazardous Wastes, 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 within Malaysia


      NOTE: The information regarding Brunei on this page is re-published from the 2006 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Brunei Geography 2006 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Brunei Geography 2006 should be addressed to the CIA.

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