Location:
Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Bangladesh and Thailand
Geographic coordinates:
22 00 N, 98 00 E
Map references:
Southeast Asia
Area: Area - comparative: Land boundaries: Coastline: Maritime claims: Climate: Terrain: Elevation extremes: Natural resources: Land use: Irrigated land: Total renewable water resources: Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural): Natural hazards: Environment - current issues: Environment - international agreements: Geography - note:
total: 676,578 sq km
[see also: Area - total country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 40
land:
653,508 sq km
water:
23,070 sq km
slightly smaller than Texas
total: 5,876 km
border countries:
Bangladesh 193 km, China 2,185 km, India 1,463 km, Laos 235 km, Thailand 1,800 km
[see also: Land boundaries country ranks ]
1,930 km
[see also: Coastline country ranks ]
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
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)
central lowlands ringed by steep, rugged highlands
lowest point: Andaman Sea 0 m
[see also: Elevation extremes - lowest point country ranks ]
highest point:
Hkakabo Razi 5,881 m
petroleum, timber, tin, antimony, zinc, copper, tungsten, lead, coal, marble, limestone, precious stones, natural gas, hydropower
arable land: 14.92%
[see also: Land use - arable land country ranks ]
permanent crops:
1.31%
other:
83.77% (2005)
22,500 sq km (2003)
[see also: Irrigated land country ranks ]
1,045.6 cu km (1999)
[see also: Total renewable water resources country ranks ]
total: 33.23 cu km/yr (1%/1%/98%)
[see also: Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural) - total country ranks ]
per capita:
658 cu m/yr (2000)
destructive earthquakes and cyclones; flooding and landslides common during rainy season (June to September); periodic droughts
deforestation; industrial pollution of air, soil, and water; inadequate sanitation and water treatment contribute to disease
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
strategic location near major Indian Ocean shipping lanes