Total Area: 329,847 sq km
Land Area: 328,657 sq km
Water Area: 1,190 sq km
Climate Description: tropical; annual southwest (April to October) and northeast (October to February) monsoons
Terrain Description: coastal plains rising to hills and mountains
Arable Land Use: 2.9%
Permanent Crop Land Use: 19.4%
Irrigated Land: 3,800 sq km (2009)
Total Renewable Water Resources: 580 cu km (2011)
Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 11.2 cu km/yr (35%/43%/22%)
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: 414 cu m/yr (2005)
Natural Hazards Description: flooding; landslides; forest fires
Environmental Current Issues: air pollution from industrial and vehicular emissions; water pollution from raw sewage; deforestation; smoke/haze from Indonesian forest fires
Total Labor Force: 14 million (2014 est.)
% of Labor Force in Agriculture: 11%
Agricultural Products Description: Peninsular Malaysia - palm oil, rubber, cocoa, rice; Sabah - palm oil, subsistence crops; rubber, timber; Sarawak - palm oil, rubber, timber; pepper
Land Area: 328,657 sq km
Water Area: 1,190 sq km
Climate Description: tropical; annual southwest (April to October) and northeast (October to February) monsoons
Terrain Description: coastal plains rising to hills and mountains
Arable Land Use: 2.9%
Permanent Crop Land Use: 19.4%
Irrigated Land: 3,800 sq km (2009)
Total Renewable Water Resources: 580 cu km (2011)
Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 11.2 cu km/yr (35%/43%/22%)
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: 414 cu m/yr (2005)
Natural Hazards Description: flooding; landslides; forest fires
Environmental Current Issues: air pollution from industrial and vehicular emissions; water pollution from raw sewage; deforestation; smoke/haze from Indonesian forest fires
Total Labor Force: 14 million (2014 est.)
% of Labor Force in Agriculture: 11%
Agricultural Products Description: Peninsular Malaysia - palm oil, rubber, cocoa, rice; Sabah - palm oil, subsistence crops; rubber, timber; Sarawak - palm oil, rubber, timber; pepper