Location:
Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China
Geographic coordinates:
22 10 N, 113 33 E
Map references:
Southeast Asia
Area:
total: 28.2 sq km
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land: 28.2 sq km
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water: 0 sq km
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country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
237
Area - comparative:
less than one-sixth the size of Washington, DC
Land boundaries:
total: 3 km
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regional borders (1):
China 3 km
Coastline:
41 km
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Maritime claims:
not specified
Climate:
subtropical; marine with cool winters, warm summers
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Terrain:
generally flat
Elevation:
lowest point:
South China Sea 0 m
highest point:
Alto Coloane 172 m
Natural resources:
NEGL
Land use:
agricultural land: 0%
(2011 est.)
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arable land: 0%
(2011 est.)
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permanent crops: 0%
(2011 est.)
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permanent pasture: 0%
(2011 est.)
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forest: 0%
(2011 est.)
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other: 100%
(2011 est.)
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Irrigated land:
0 sq km
(2012)
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Population distribution:
population fairly equally distributed
Natural hazards:
typhoons
Environment - current issues:
air pollution; coastal waters pollution; insufficient policies in reducing and recycling solid wastes; increasing population density worsening noise pollution
Environment - international agreements:
party to:
Marine Dumping (associate member), Ship Pollution (associate member)
Geography - note:
essentially urban; an area of land reclaimed from the sea measuring 5.2 sq km and known as Cotai now connects the islands of Coloane and Taipa; the island area is connected to the mainland peninsula by three bridges
