MalaysiaGeography
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Location: |
Southeastern Asia, peninsula bordering Thailand and northern one-third of the island of Borneo, bordering Indonesia, Brunei, and the South China Sea, south of Vietnam
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Geographic coordinates: |
2 30 N, 112 30 E
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Map references: |
Southeast Asia
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Area: |
total: 329,750 sq km
land: 328,550 sq km
water: 1,200 sq km
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Area - comparative: |
slightly larger than New Mexico
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Land boundaries: |
total: 2,669 km
border countries: Brunei 381 km, Indonesia 1,782 km, Thailand 506 km
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Coastline: |
4,675 km (Peninsular Malaysia 2,068 km, East Malaysia 2,607 km)
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Maritime claims: |
territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation; specified boundary in the South China Sea
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Climate: |
tropical; annual southwest (April to October) and northeast (October to February) monsoons
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Terrain: |
coastal plains rising to hills and mountains
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Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: Gunung Kinabalu 4,100 m
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Natural resources: |
tin, petroleum, timber, copper, iron ore, natural gas, bauxite
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Land use: |
arable land: 5.48%
permanent crops: 17.61%
other: 76.91% (2001)
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Irrigated land: |
3,650 sq km (1998 est.)
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Natural hazards: |
flooding, landslides, forest fires
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Environment - current issues: |
air pollution from industrial and vehicular emissions; water pollution from raw sewage; deforestation; smoke/haze from Indonesian forest fires
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Environment - international agreements: |
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands
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Geography - note: |
strategic location along Strait of Malacca and southern South China Sea |
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