Geography Of Brunei

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	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: 0.57% permanent crops: 0.76% other: 98.67% (2001)
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, 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 of Malaysia

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This information was reproduced in part from the CIA World Fact book.

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