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Location: |
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Southeastern Asia, islands between Malaysia and Indonesia |
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Geographic Coordinates: |
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1 22 N, 103 48 E |
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Map References: |
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Southeast Asia |
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Area: |
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total: 647.5 sq km
land: 637.5 sq km
water: 10 sq km |
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Area - Comparative: |
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slightly more than 3.5 times the size of Washington, DC |
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Land Boundaries: |
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0 km |
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Coastline: |
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193 km |
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Maritime Claims: |
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exclusive fishing zone: within and beyond territorial sea, as defined in treaties and practice
territorial sea: 3 nm |
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Climate: |
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tropical; hot, humid, rainy; no pronounced rainy or dry seasons; thunderstorms occur on 40% of all days (67% of days in April) |
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Terrain: |
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lowland; gently undulating central plateau contains water catchment area and nature preserve |
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Land Use: |
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arable land: 2%
permanent crops: 6%
permanent pastures: NA%
forests and woodland: 5%
other: 87% (1993 est.) |
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Irrigated Land : |
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NA sq km |
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Natural Hazards: |
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NA |
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Environment - Current Issues: |
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industrial pollution; limited natural fresh water resources; limited land availability presents waste disposal problems; seasonal smoke/haze resulting from forest fires in Indonesia |
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Environment - International
Agreements: |
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party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
