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Sultan
and Prime Minister
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Hassanal
Bolkiah
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Crown
Prince
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Al-Muhtadee
Billah
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Capital
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Bandar
Seri Begawan
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Location
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Southeastern
Asia, bordering the
South China Sea and
Malaysia
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Geographic
coordinates
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4
30 N, 114 40 E
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Area
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Total: 5,765
sq km
Land: 5,265
sq km
Water: 500
sq km
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Land
boundaries:
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Total: 381
km
Border countries:
Malaysia
381 km
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Coastline
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161
km
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Maritime
claims
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Territorial
sea: 12
nm
Exclusive economic
zone: 200
nm or to median line
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Climate
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Tropical;
hot, humid, rainy
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Terrain
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Flat
coastal plain rises to
mountains in east;
hilly lowland in west
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Elevation
extremes
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Lowest
point:
South
China Sea
0 m
Highest point: Bukit
Pagon 1,850 m
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Land
use
|
Arable
land: 2.08%
Permanent crops: 0.87%
Other: 97.05%
(2005)
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Natural
resources
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Petroleum,
Natural gas, Timber
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Irrigated
land
|
10
sq km (2003)
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Total
renewable water
resources
|
8.5
cu km (1999)
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Natural
hazards
|
Typhoons,
Earthquakes, and
Severe flooding are
rare
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Freshwater
withdrawal (domestic /
industrial /
agricultural)
|
Total: 0.09
Per capita: 243
cu m/yr (1994)
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