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Malaysia
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Last Updated: Nov 6th, 2006 - 10:50:18 |
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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
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Geographic coordinates:
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2 30 N, 112 30 E
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Map references:
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Southeast Asia
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Area:
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total: 329,750 sq km
water: 1,200 sq km
land: 328,550 sq km
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Area - comparative:
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slightly larger than New Mexico
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Land boundaries:
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total: 2,669 km
border countries: Brunei 381 km, Indonesia 1,782 km, Thailand 506 km
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Coastline:
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4,675 km (Peninsular Malaysia 2,068 km, East Malaysia 2,607 km)
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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
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Climate:
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tropical; annual southwest (April to October) and northeast (October to February) monsoons
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Terrain:
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coastal plains rising to hills and mountains
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Elevation extremes:
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lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: Gunung Kinabalu 4,100 m
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Natural resources:
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tin, petroleum, timber, copper, iron ore, natural gas, bauxite
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Land use:
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arable land: 5.48%
other: 76.91% (2001)
permanent crops: 17.61%
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Irrigated land:
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3,650 sq km (1998 est.)
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Natural hazards:
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flooding, landslides, forest fires
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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
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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
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Geography - note:
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strategic location along Strait of Malacca and southern South China Sea
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