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| Location: |
Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China
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| Geographic coordinates: |
22 15 N, 114 10 E
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| Map references: |
Southeast Asia
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| Area: |
total:
1,092 sq km
land:
1,042 sq km
water:
50 sq km
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| Area - comparative: |
six times the size of Washington, DC
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| Land boundaries: |
total:
30 km
border countries:
China 30 km
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| Maritime claims: |
territorial sea:
3 NM
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| Climate: |
tropical monsoon; cool and humid in winter, hot and rainy from spring through summer, warm and sunny in fall
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| Terrain: |
hilly to mountainous with steep slopes; lowlands in north
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| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point:
South China Sea 0 m
highest point:
Tai Mo Shan 958 m
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| Natural resources: |
outstanding deepwater harbor, feldspar
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| Land use: |
arable land:
6%
permanent crops:
1%
permanent pastures:
1%
forests and woodland:
20%
other:
72% (1997 est.)
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| Irrigated land: |
20 sq km (1997 est.)
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| Natural hazards: |
occasional typhoons
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| Environment - current issues: |
air and water pollution from rapid urbanization
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| Environment - international agreements: |
party to:
Marine Dumping (associate member), Ship Pollution (associate member)
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| Geography - note: |
more than 200 islands
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