Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China
22 15 N, 114 10 E
Southeast Asia
total: 1,108 sq km
land: 1,073 sq km
water: 35 sq km
six times the size of Washington, DC
total: 33 km
regional borders (1): China 33 km
733 km
territorial sea: 12 nm
subtropical monsoon; cool and humid in winter, hot and rainy from spring through summer, warm and sunny in fall
hilly to mountainous with steep slopes; lowlands in north
highest point: Tai Mo Shan 958 m
lowest point: South China Sea 0 m
outstanding deepwater harbor, feldspar
agricultural land: 5% (2018 est.)
arable land: 3.2% (2018 est.)
permanent crops: 0.9% (2018 est.)
permanent pasture: 0.9% (2018 est.)
forest: 0% (2018 est.)
other: 95% (2018 est.)
10 sq km (2012)
population fairly evenly distributed
occasional typhoons
consists of a mainland area (the New Territories) and more than 200 islands
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