Geography of Brunei


Brunei is a country in Southeast Asia, bordering the South China Sea and East Malaysia. Its geographical coordinates are. The country is small with a total size of. It is similar in size to the UK's Norfolk and slightly smaller than the US state of Delaware. It is close to vital sea lanes through the South China Sea linking the Indian and Pacific Oceans. The country has two parts physically separated by Malaysia, making it almost an enclave within Malaysia.
Brunei shares a border with Malaysia and has a coastline.

Physical Geography

The terrain is a flat coastal plain that rises to mountainous in the east and hilly lowlands in the west. While earthquakes are quite rare, Brunei is located along the Pacific Ring of Fire.

Climate

The climate in Brunei is tropical equatorial and humid subtropical at higher altitudes with heavy rainfall. The municipality of Bandar Seri Begawan's climate is tropical equatorial with two seasons. Dry season is extremely hot. Wet or rainy season is generally warm and wet. 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. Brunei also experiences typhoons and flooding.

Climatic regions

Area:
Maritime claims:
territorial sea:
exclusive economic zone:
and or to median line
Elevation extremes:
lowest point:
South China Sea 0 m
highest point:
Bukit Pagon 1,850 m
Natural resources:
petroleum, natural gas, timber
Land use:
arable land:
0.76%
permanent crops:
1.14%
other:
98.10%
Irrigated land:

Total renewable water resources:
Freshwater withdrawal
total:
0.09 km3/yr
per capital:
301.6 m3/yr
Environment – current issues:
seasonal smoke/haze resulting from forest fires in Indonesia
Environment – international agreements:
party to:
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution