Malaysia: Geography#
| 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 2.5,112.5 |
| Area | total: 329,847 sq km land: 328,657 sq km water: 1,190 sq km [Verified in 8 databases] |
| Land boundaries | total: 2,669 km border countries: Brunei 381 km, Indonesia 1,782 km, Thailand 506 km |
| Coastline | 4,675 km (Peninsular Malaysia 2,068 km, East Malaysia 2,607 km) |
| Elevation Extremes | lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: Gunung Kinabalu 4,100 m |
| Highest Mountains | Mount Kinabalu 4102 m; Gunung Trus Madi 2642 m; Tambuyukon 2579 m; Mount Murud Sarawak 2423 m; Gunung Mulu 2376 m [Verified] Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org Important Mountains |
| Terrain | coastal plains rising to hills and mountains |
| Natural Hazards | flooding; landslides; forest fires |
| Natural Resource | tin, petroleum, timber, copper, iron ore, natural gas, bauxite |
| Land Use | arable land: 5.44% permanent crops: 17.49% other: 77.07% (2011) |
| Climate | tropical; annual southwest (April to October) and northeast (October to February) monsoons |
| Irrigated Land | 3,800 sq km (2009) |
| Renewable Water Resources | 580 cu km (2011) |
| Environment_CurrentIssues | air pollution from industrial and vehicular emissions; water pollution from raw sewage; deforestation; smoke/haze from Indonesian forest fires |
| 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 signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
| Large Cities | Due to difference in city rankings taken from two data sources we are listing here both lists : According to Wolfram: Kuala Lumpur; Klang; Subang Jaya; Johor Bahru; Ipoh According to Geonames: Kota Bharu; Kuala Lumpur; Klang; Kampung Baru Subang; Johor Bahru Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org Important Cities |
| Geography-note | strategic location along Strait of Malacca and southern South China Sea |