| Location | 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 | 2 30 N, 112 30 E |
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| Zone | Asia |
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| Area | total: 329,750 sq km
land: 328,550 sq km
water: 1,200 sq km |
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| Land boundaries | total: 2,669 km
border countries: Brunei 381 km, Indonesia 1,782 km, Thailand 506 km |
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| Coastline | 4,675 km (Peninsular Malaysia 2,068 km, East Malaysia 2,607 km) |
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| Maritime claims | 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 | tropical; annual southwest (April to October) and northeast (October to February) monsoons |
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| Terrain | coastal plains rising to hills and mountains |
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| Elevation extremes | lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: Gunung Kinabalu 4,100 m |
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| Natural resources | tin, petroleum, timber, copper, iron ore, natural gas, bauxite |
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| Irrigated land | 4,675 km (Peninsular Malaysia 2,068 km, East Malaysia 2,607 km) |
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| Natural hazards | flooding, landslides, forest fires |
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Environment -
current issues | 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 | 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 | strategic location along Strait of Malacca and southern South China Sea |
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