Area:
Total: 5,765
km2 (2,226 sq mi)
Land: 5,265
km2 (2,033 sq mi)
Water: 500
km2 (190 sq mi)
Area - comparative: similar to Norfolk, United
Kingdom
Land boundaries: 381 km (237 mi) (all with Malaysia
Coastline: 161 km (100 mi)
Maritime claims:
exclusive economic zone: 200 nmi (230.2 mi; 370.4 km)
or to median line
territorial sea: 12 nmi (13.8 mi; 22.2 km)
Terrain: flat coastal plain, rises to mountain in
east; hilly lowland in west
Elevation extremes:
lowest point: South China Sea 0m
highest point: Bukit Pagon 1,850 m
Natural resources: petroleum, natural gas, timber
Land use:
arable land: 2.08%
permanent crops: 0.87%
other: 97.05% (2005)
Irrigated land: 10 km2 (3.9 sq mi) (2003)
Natural hazards: typhoons, earthquakes, and severe
flooding are quite rare. Brunei is located at the Pacific Ring of Fire with
Earthquakes regions.
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