Location:
Southeastern Asia, along the northern coast of the island of Borneo, bordering the South China Sea and Malaysia

Geographic coordinates:
4 30 N, 114 40 E

Map references:
Southeast Asia

Area:
total: 5,765 sq km
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land: 5,265 sq km
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water: 500 sq km
[see also: Area - water country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 173

Area - comparative:
slightly smaller than Delaware

Land boundaries:
total: 266 km
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border countries (1): Malaysia 266 km

Coastline:
161 km
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Maritime claims:
territorial sea: 12 nm
[see also: Maritime claims - territorial sea country ranks ]
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm or to median line
[see also: Maritime claims - exclusive economic zone country ranks ]

Climate:
tropical; hot, humid, rainy

Terrain:
flat coastal plain rises to mountains in east; hilly lowland in west

Elevation:
mean elevation: 478 m
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elevation extremes: lowest point: South China Sea 0 m highest point: Bukit Pagon 1,850 m

Natural resources:
petroleum, natural gas, timber

Land use:
agricultural land: 2.5% arable land 0.8%; permanent crops 1.1%; permanent pasture 0.6%
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forest: 71.8%
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other: 25.7% (2011 est.)
[see also: Land use - other country ranks ]

Irrigated land:
10 sq km (2012)
[see also: Irrigated land country ranks ]

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: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, 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 within Malaysia