International affiliations: UN and many of its specialized agencies, including UNESCO; World Bank, International Monetary Fund, International Atomic Energy Agency; General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade; Association of Southeast Asian Nations; Asian Development Bank; Five-Power Defense Arrangement[?]; South-South Commission[?] (G-15[?]); Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); The Commonwealth; Non-Aligned Movement; Organization of Islamic Conference; and INTELSAT.
Disputes - international: involved in a complex dispute over the Spratly Islands with Peoples Republic of China, Philippines, Republic of China, Vietnam, and possibly Brunei; Philippines have not fully revoked claim to Sabah State[?]; two islands in dispute with Singapore; Sipadan[?] and Ligitan Islands[?] in dispute with Indonesia
Illicit drugs: transit point for some illicit drugs going to Western markets; drug trafficking prosecuted vigorously and carries severe penalties, the most severe being death sentence.
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