<item><hi format=bold>International disputes:</hi> may wish to purchase the Malaysian salient that divides the country; all of the Spratly Islands are claimed by China, Taiwan, and Vietnam; parts of them are claimed by Malaysia and the Philippines; in 1984, Brunei established an exclusive fishing zone that encompasses Louisa Reef, but has not publicly claimed the island
<item>• <hi format=ital>meadows and pastures:</hi> 1%
<item>• <hi format=ital>forest and woodland:</hi> 79%
<item>• <hi format=ital>other:</hi> 18%
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<item><hi format=bold>Irrigated land:</hi> 10 sq km (1989 est.)
<item><hi format=bold>Environment:</hi>
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<item>• <hi format=ital>current issues:</hi> NA
<item>• <hi format=ital>international agreements:</hi> party to—Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution; signed, but not ratified—Law of the Sea
<item>• <hi format=ital>natural hazards:</hi> typhoons, earthquakes, and severe flooding are rare
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<item><hi format=bold>Note:</hi> close to vital sea lanes through South China Sea linking Indian and Pacific Oceans; two parts physically separated by Malaysia; almost an enclave of Malaysia