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Location: |
Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China
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Geographic coordinates: |
22 10 N, 113 33 E
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Map references: |
Southeast Asia
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Area: |
total:
21 sq km
land:
21 sq km
water:
0 sq km
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Area - comparative: |
about 0.1 times the size of Washington, DC
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Land boundaries: |
total:
0.34 km
border countries:
China 0.34 km
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Maritime claims: |
not specified
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Climate: |
subtropical; marine with cool winters, warm summers
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Elevation extremes: |
lowest point:
South China Sea 0 m
highest point:
Coloane Alto 174 m
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Land use: |
arable land:
0%
permanent crops:
2%
permanent pastures:
0%
forests and woodland:
0%
other:
98% (1998 est.)
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Natural hazards: |
typhoons
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Environment - current issues: |
NA
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Geography - note: |
essentially urban; one causeway and two bridges connect the two islands of Coloane and Taipa to the peninsula on mainland
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