Location:
Southeastern Asia, along the northern coast of the island of Borneo, bordering the South China Sea and Malaysia
Geographic coordinates:
4 30 N, 114 40 E
Map references:
Southeast Asia
Area:
total: 5,765 sq km
[see also: Area - total country ranks ]
land: 5,265 sq km
[see also: Area - land country ranks ]
water: 500 sq km
[see also: Area - water country ranks ]
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
173
Area - comparative:
slightly smaller than Delaware
Area comparison map:
slightly smaller than Delaware
Land boundaries:
total: 266 km
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border countries (1):
Malaysia 266 km
Coastline:
161 km
[see also: Coastline country ranks ]
Maritime claims:
territorial sea: 12
nm
[see also: Maritime claims - territorial sea country ranks ]
exclusive economic zone: 200
nm or to median line
[see also: Maritime claims - exclusive economic zone country ranks ]
Climate:
tropical; hot, humid, rainy
Terrain:
flat coastal plain rises to mountains in east; hilly lowland in west
Elevation:
mean elevation: 478 m
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lowest point:
South China Sea 0 m
highest point:
Bukit Pagon 1,850 m
Natural resources:
petroleum, natural gas, timber
Land use:
agricultural land: 2.5%
(2011 est.)
[see also: Land use - agricultural land country ranks ]
arable land: 0.8%
(2011 est.)
[see also: Land use - arable land country ranks ]
permanent crops: 1.1%
(2011 est.)
[see also: Land use - permanent crops country ranks ]
permanent pasture: 0.6%
(2011 est.)
[see also: Land use - permanent pasture country ranks ]
forest: 71.8%
(2011 est.)
[see also: Land use - forest country ranks ]
other: 25.7%
(2011 est.)
[see also: Land use country ranks ]
Irrigated land:
10 sq km
(2012)
[see also: Irrigated land country ranks ]
Natural hazards:
typhoons, earthquakes, and severe flooding are rare
Environment - current issues:
no major environmental problems, but air pollution control is becoming a concern; seasonal trans-boundary haze from forest fires in Indonesia
Environment - international agreements:
party to:
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, 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; the eastern part, the Temburong district, is an exclave and is almost an enclave within Malaysia
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