Brunei shares a 381 km border with Malaysia and has a 161 km coastline.
The climate in Brunei is hot, humid and tropical with heavy rainfall. Most of the country is a flat coastal plain with mountains in the east and hilly lowland in the west. The lowest point is at sea level and the highest is Bukit Pagon (1,850 m).
Area: total:
5,770 km²
land:
5,270 km²
water:
500 km²
Maritime claims: exclusive economic zone:
200 nm or to median line
territorial sea:
12 nm
Land use: arable land:
1%
permanent crops:
1%
permanent pastures:
1%
forests and woodland:
85%
other:
12% (1993 est.)
Irrigated land:
10 km² (1993 est.)
Natural hazards:
typhoons, earthquakes, and severe flooding are very rare
Environment - current issues:
seasonal smoke/haze resulting from forest fires in Indonesia
Environment - international agreements: party to:
Endangered Species, 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 of Malaysia
