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Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Bangladesh and Thailand | |
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22 00 N, 98 00 E | |
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total: 678,500 sq km country comparison to the world: 47 land: 657,740 sq km water: 20,760 sq km | |
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slightly smaller than Texas | |
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total: 5,876 km border countries: Bangladesh 193 km, China 2,185 km, India 1,463 km, Laos 235 km, Thailand 1,800 km | |
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1,930 km | |
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territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin | |
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tropical monsoon; cloudy, rainy, hot, humid summers (southwest monsoon, June to September); less cloudy, scant rainfall, mild temperatures, lower humidity during winter (northeast monsoon, December to April) | |
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central lowlands ringed by steep, rugged highlands | |
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lowest point: Andaman Sea 0 m highest point: Hkakabo Razi 5,881 m | |
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petroleum, timber, tin, antimony, zinc, copper, tungsten, lead, coal, marble, limestone, precious stones, natural gas, hydropower | |
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arable land: 14.92% permanent crops: 1.31% other: 83.77% (2005) | |
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18,700 sq km (2003) | |
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1,045.6 cu km (1999) | |
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total: 33.23 cu km/yr (1%/1%/98%) per capita: 658 cu m/yr (2000) | |
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destructive earthquakes and cyclones; flooding and landslides common during rainy season (June to September); periodic droughts | |
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deforestation; industrial pollution of air, soil, and water; inadequate sanitation and water treatment contribute to disease | |
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party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94 signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements | |
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