| Location: |
Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean
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| Geographic coordinates: |
5 00 S, 120 00 E
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| Map references: |
Southeast Asia
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| Area: |
total:
1,919,440 sq km
land:
1,826,440 sq km
water:
93,000 sq km
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| Area - comparative: |
slightly less than three times the size of Texas
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| Land boundaries: |
total:
2,602 km
border countries:
Malaysia 1,782 km, Papua New Guinea 820 km
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| Maritime claims: |
measured from claimed archipelagic baselines
exclusive economic zone:
200 NM
territorial sea:
12 NM
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| Climate: |
tropical; hot, humid; more moderate in highlands
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| Terrain: |
mostly coastal lowlands; larger islands have interior mountains
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| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point:
Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point:
Puncak Jaya 5,030 m
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| Natural resources: |
petroleum, tin, natural gas, nickel, timber, bauxite, copper, fertile soils, coal, gold, silver
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| Land use: |
arable land:
10%
permanent crops:
7%
permanent pastures:
7%
forests and woodland:
62%
other:
14% (1993 est.)
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| Irrigated land: |
45,970 sq km (1993 est.)
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| Natural hazards: |
occasional floods, severe droughts, tsunamis, earthquakes, volcanoes
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| Environment - current issues: |
deforestation; water pollution from industrial wastes, sewage; air pollution in urban areas; smoke and haze from forest fires
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| Environment - international agreements: |
party to:
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified:
Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Marine Life Conservation
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| Geography - note: |
archipelago of 17,000 islands (6,000 inhabited); straddles Equator; strategic location astride or along major sea lanes from Indian Ocean to Pacific Ocean
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