Location:
Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China
Geographic coordinates:
22 15 N, 114 10 E
Map references:
Southeast Asia
Area:
total: 1,108 sq km
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land: 1,073 sq km
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water: 35 sq km
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country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
184
Area - comparative:
six times the size of Washington, DC
Land boundaries:
total: 33 km
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regional borders (1):
China 33 km
Coastline:
733 km
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Maritime claims:
territorial sea: 12
nm
[see also: Maritime claims - territorial sea country ranks ]
Climate:
subtropical monsoon; cool and humid in winter, hot and rainy from spring through summer, warm and sunny in fall
Terrain:
hilly to mountainous with steep slopes; lowlands in north
Elevation:
lowest point:
South China Sea 0 m
highest point:
Tai Mo Shan 958 m
Natural resources:
outstanding deepwater harbor, feldspar
Land use:
agricultural land: 5%
(2011 est.)
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arable land: 3.2%
(2011 est.)
[see also: Land use - arable land country ranks ]
permanent crops: 0.9%
(2011 est.)
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permanent pasture: 0.9%
(2011 est.)
[see also: Land use - permanent pasture country ranks ]
forest: 0%
(2011 est.)
[see also: Land use - forest country ranks ]
other: 95%
(2011 est.)
[see also: Land use country ranks ]
Irrigated land:
10 sq km
(2012)
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Population distribution:
population fairly evenly distributed
Natural hazards:
occasional typhoons
Environment - current issues:
air and water pollution from rapid urbanization; urban waste pollution; industrial pollution
Environment - international agreements:
party to:
Marine Dumping (associate member), Ship Pollution (associate member)
Geography - note:
consists of a mainland area (the New Territories) and more than 200 islands
