| Geography | Malaysia |
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Location:
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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 |
Geographic coordinates:
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2 30 N, 112 30 E |
Map references:
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Southeast Asia |
Area:
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total: 329,847 sq km
land: 328,657 sq km
water: 1,190 sq km |
Area - comparative:
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slightly larger than New Mexico |
Land boundaries:
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total: 2,669 km
border countries: Brunei 381 km, Indonesia 1,782 km, Thailand 506 km |
Coastline:
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4,675 km (Peninsular Malaysia 2,068 km, East Malaysia 2,607 km) |
Maritime claims:
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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 |
Climate:
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tropical; annual southwest (April to October) and northeast (October to February) monsoons |
Terrain:
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coastal plains rising to hills and mountains |
Elevation extremes:
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lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: Gunung Kinabalu 4,100 m |
Natural resources:
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tin, petroleum, timber, copper, iron ore, natural gas, bauxite |
Land use:
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arable land: 5.46%
permanent crops: 17.54%
other: 77% (2005) |
Irrigated land:
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3,650 sq km (2008) |
Total renewable water resources:
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580 cu km (1999) |
Total renewable water resources - per capita:
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20,189 cubic meters per capita |
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
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total: 9.02 cu km/yr (17%/21%/62%)
per capita: 356 cu m/yr (2000) |
Natural hazards:
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flooding; landslides; forest fires |
Environment - current issues:
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air pollution from industrial and vehicular emissions; water pollution from raw sewage; deforestation; smoke/haze from Indonesian forest fires |
Environment - international agreements:
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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
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
Geography - note:
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strategic location along Strait of Malacca and southern South China Sea |
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