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<div> <FONT SIZE="7" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Curlz MT" ><U>Geography</U></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > at a glance</FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="044b6110.gif" border=0 width="438" height="273" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF HEIGHT= 29 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="043ca170.gif" border=0 width="458" height="23" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="596" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=2 BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF HEIGHT= 23 WIDTH="590"><div> <B>Location:</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF HEIGHT= 33 WIDTH="28"><div> </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF WIDTH="561"><div> Southeastern Asia, peninsula and northern one-third of the island of Borneo, bordering Indonesia and the South China Sea, south of Vietnam</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=2 BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF HEIGHT= 23 WIDTH="590"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="23" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="590" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF HEIGHT= 18 WIDTH="28"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="18" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="28" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF WIDTH="561"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="18" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="561" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=2 BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF HEIGHT= 23 WIDTH="590"><div> <B>Map references:</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF HEIGHT= 18 WIDTH="28"><div> </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF WIDTH="561"><div> Southeast Asia </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=2 BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF HEIGHT= 44 WIDTH="590"><bR> <div> <B>Area:</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF HEIGHT= 48 WIDTH="28"><div> </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF WIDTH="561"><div> <I>total:</I> 329,750 sq km</div> <div> <I>land:</I> 328,550 sq km</div> <div> <I>water:</I> 1,200 sq km </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=2 BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF HEIGHT= 44 WIDTH="590"><bR> <div> <B>Area-comparative:</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF HEIGHT= 18 WIDTH="28"><div> </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF WIDTH="561"><div> slightly larger than New Mexico </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=2 BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF HEIGHT= 44 WIDTH="590"><bR> <div> <B>Land boundaries:</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="28"><div> </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF><NOBR><div> <I>total:</I> 2,669 km</div> <div> <I>border countries:</I> Brunei 381 km, Indonesia 1,782 km, Thailand 506 km </div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=2 BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF HEIGHT= 44 WIDTH="590"><bR> <div> <B>Coastline:</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF HEIGHT= 18 WIDTH="28"><div> </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF><NOBR><div> 4,675 km (Peninsular Malaysia 2,068 km, East Malaysia 2,607 km) </div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=2 BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF HEIGHT= 23 WIDTH="590"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="23" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="590" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF HEIGHT= 18 WIDTH="28"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="18" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="28" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF WIDTH="561"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="18" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="561" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=2 BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF HEIGHT= 23 WIDTH="590"><div> <B>Climate:</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF HEIGHT= 33 WIDTH="28"><div> </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF WIDTH="561"><div> tropical; annual southwest (April to October) and northeast (October to February) monsoons </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=2 BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF HEIGHT= 44 WIDTH="590"><bR> <div> <B>Terrain:</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF HEIGHT= 18 WIDTH="28"><div> </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF WIDTH="561"><div> coastal plains rising to hills and mountains </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=2 BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF HEIGHT= 44 WIDTH="590"><bR> <div> <B>Elevation extremes:</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="28"><div> </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF WIDTH="561"><div> <I>lowest point:</I> Indian Ocean 0 m</div> <div> <I>highest point:</I> Gunung Kinabalu 4,100 m </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=2 BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF HEIGHT= 44 WIDTH="590"><bR> <div> <B>Natural resources:</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF HEIGHT= 18 WIDTH="28"><div> </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF><NOBR><div> tin, petroleum, timber, copper, iron ore, natural gas, bauxite </div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=2 BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF HEIGHT= 44 WIDTH="590"><bR> <div> <B>Land use:</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF HEIGHT= 96 WIDTH="28"><div> </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF WIDTH="561"><div> <I>arable land:</I> 3% </div> <div> <I>permanent crops:</I> 12%</div> <div> <I>permanent pastures:</I> 0% </div> <div> <I>forests and woodland:</I> 68%</div> <div> <I>other:</I> 17% (1993 est.) </div> <div> <I>irrigated land:</I> 2,941 sq km (1998 est.) </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=2 BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF HEIGHT= 44 WIDTH="590"><bR> <div> <B>Natural hazards:</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF HEIGHT= 18 WIDTH="28"><div> </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF WIDTH="561"><div> flooding, landslides common in southwest </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=2 BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF HEIGHT= 44 WIDTH="590"><bR> <div> <B>Environment-current issues:</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF HEIGHT= 33 WIDTH="28"><div> </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF WIDTH="561"><div> air pollution from industrial and vehicular emissions; water pollution from raw sewage; deforestation; smoke/haze from Indonesian forest fires </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=2 BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF HEIGHT= 23 WIDTH="590"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="23" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="590" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF HEIGHT= 18 WIDTH="28"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="18" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="28" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF WIDTH="561"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="18" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="561" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>