| Geography | Brunei |
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Location:
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Southeastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and Malaysia |
Geographic coordinates:
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4 30 N, 114 40 E |
Map references:
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Southeast Asia |
Area:
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total: 5,770 sq km
land: 5,270 sq km
water: 500 sq km |
Area - comparative:
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slightly smaller than Delaware |
Land boundaries:
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total: 381 km
border countries: Malaysia 381 km |
Coastline:
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161 km |
Maritime claims:
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territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm or to median line |
Climate:
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tropical; hot, humid, rainy |
Terrain:
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flat coastal plain rises to mountains in east; hilly lowland in west |
Elevation extremes:
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lowest point: South China Sea 0 m
highest point: Bukit Pagon 1,850 m |
Natural resources:
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petroleum, natural gas, timber |
Land use:
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arable land: 2.08%
permanent crops: 0.87%
other: 97.05% (2005) |
Irrigated land:
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10 sq km (2003) |
Total renewable water resources:
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8.5 cu km (1999) |
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
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Total: 0.09
Per capita: 243 cu m/yr (1994) |
Natural hazards:
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typhoons, earthquakes, and severe flooding are rare |
Environment - current issues:
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seasonal smoke/haze resulting from forest fires in Indonesia |
Environment - international agreements:
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party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
Geography - note:
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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 |
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