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GEOGRAPHY
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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 |
