Country vs country: Geography Stats: compare key data on Malaysia & Taiwan and Geography Stats: compare key data on Malaysia & Taiwan compared Geography

STAT Malaysia Taiwan HISTORY
Area > Comparative slightly larger than New Mexico slightly smaller than Maryland and Delaware combined
Area > Comparative to US places slightly larger than New Mexico slightly smaller than Maryland and Delaware combined
Area > Land 328,550 sq km
Ranked 63th. 10 times more than Taiwan 		32,260 sq km
Ranked 135th.
Area > Land > Per capita 13 sq km per 1,000 people
Ranked 109th. 9 times more than Taiwan 		1.41 sq km per 1,000 people
Ranked 210th.
Area > Total 329,847 sq km
Ranked 68th. 9 times more than Taiwan 		35,980 sq km
Ranked 140th.
Area > Water 1,190 sq km
Ranked 107th. 		3,720 sq km
Ranked 77th. 3 times more than Malaysia
Climate tropical; annual southwest (April to October) and northeast (October to February) monsoons tropical; marine; rainy season during southwest monsoon (June to August); cloudiness is persistent and extensive all year
Coastline 4,675 km
Ranked 31st. 3 times more than Taiwan 		1,566.3 km
Ranked 68th.
Elevation extremes > Highest point Gunung Kinabalu 4,100 m Yu Shan 3,952 m
Geographic coordinates 2 30 N, 112 30 E 23 30 N, 121 00 E
Land area > Square miles 127,355 square miles
Ranked 27th. 9 times more than Taiwan 		13,972 square miles
Ranked 1st.
Land use > Arable land 5.44%
Ranked 147th. 		24%
Ranked 40th. 4 times more than Malaysia
Location Southeastern Asia, peninsula bordering Thailand and northern one-third of the island of Borneo, bordering Indonesia, Brunei, and the South China Sea, south of Vietnam Eastern Asia, islands bordering the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, South China Sea, and Taiwan Strait, north of the Philippines, off the southeastern coast of China
Natural resources tin, petroleum, timber, copper, iron ore, natural gas, bauxite small deposits of coal, natural gas, limestone, marble, and asbestos
Terrain coastal plains rising to hills and mountains eastern two-thirds mostly rugged mountains; flat to gently rolling plains in west
Natural hazards flooding; landslides; forest fires earthquakes; typhoons
Maritime claims > Territorial sea 12 nautical mile
Ranked 147th. The same as Taiwan 		12 nautical mile
Ranked 124th.
Elevation extremes > Lowest point Indian Ocean 0 m South China Sea 0 m
Population density 65.06 people per sqkm
Ranked 126th. 		685.47 people per sqkm
Ranked 13th. 11 times more than Malaysia
Maritime claims > Exclusive economic zone 200 nautical mile
Ranked 107th. The same as Taiwan 		200 nautical mile
Ranked 87th.
Map references Southeast Asia Southeast Asia
Capital city with population Kuala Lumpur - 1,145,000 Taipei - 2,643,439
Largest city with population Kuala Lumpur - 1,145,000 Taipei - 2,643,439
Total renewable water resources None None
Environment > Current issues air pollution from industrial and vehicular emissions; water pollution from raw sewage; deforestation; smoke/haze from Indonesian forest fires air pollution; water pollution from industrial emissions, raw sewage; contamination of drinking water supplies; trade in endangered species; low-level radioactive waste disposal
Land use > Other 77.07%
Ranked 181st. 3% more than Taiwan 		75%
Ranked 187th.
Land use > Permanent crops 17.49%
Ranked 12th. 17 times more than Taiwan 		1%
Ranked 118th.
Google Street View, year added 2,013
Ranked 18th. About the same as Taiwan 		2,009
Ranked 64th.
Environment > International agreements > Party to Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands none of the selected agreements because of Taiwan's international status
Note strategic location along Strait of Malacca and southern South China Sea strategic location adjacent to both the Taiwan Strait and the Luzon Strait
Capital Kuala Lumpur Taipei
Border to area ratio 0.00951 km/km²
Ranked 83th. 		0.0
Ranked 186th.
Marine Coastline 4,675 km
Ranked 31st. 3 times more than Taiwan 		1,566.3 km
Ranked 68th.
Countries on other side of the world Ecuador , Peru , Brazil , Colombia Paraguay , Argentina
Area > Water > Per capita 47.48 sq km per 1 million peo
Ranked 115th. 		162.3 sq km per 1 million peo
Ranked 82nd. 3 times more than Malaysia
Area > Total > Per capita 13.05 sq km per 1,000 people
Ranked 115th. 8 times more than Taiwan 		1.57 sq km per 1,000 people
Ranked 212th.
Continent or sub continent Southeast Asia Asia

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