Table 1 Coastline connected to land area in certain South and Southeast Asian countries and Micronesia. (Source: Adapted from Ramasamy et al. 2015)
From: Impact of Salinity on Infectious Disease Outbreaks: Experiences from the Global Coastal Region
Country/Statistic | Land area (In Km2) | Coastline (in Km) | Coast/area ratio (m/Km2) |
---|---|---|---|
Bangladesh | 130,168 | 580 | 4.5 |
India | 2,973,193 | 7000 | 2 |
Sri Lanka | 64,630 | 1340 | 20.7 |
Malaysia | 328,657 | 4675 | 14.2 |
Indonesia | 1,811,569 | 54,716 | 30.2 |
Philippines | 298,170 | 36,289 | 121.7 |
Micronesia (Western Pacific) | 702 | 6112 | 8710 |