| Geography | Hong Kong |
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Location:
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Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China |
Geographic coordinates:
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22 15 N, 114 10 E |
Map references:
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Southeast Asia |
Area:
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total: 1,092 sq km
land: 1,042 sq km
water: 50 sq km |
Area - comparative:
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six times the size of Washington, DC |
Land boundaries:
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total: 30 km
regional border: China 30 km |
Coastline:
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733 km |
Maritime claims:
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territorial sea: 3 nm |
Climate:
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subtropical monsoon; cool and humid in winter, hot and rainy from spring through summer, warm and sunny in fall |
Terrain:
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hilly to mountainous with steep slopes; lowlands in north |
Elevation extremes:
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lowest point: South China Sea 0 m
highest point: Tai Mo Shan 958 m |
Natural resources:
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outstanding deepwater harbor, feldspar |
Land use:
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arable land: 5.05%
permanent crops: 1.01%
other: 93.94% (2001) |
Irrigated land:
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20 sq km (1998 est.) |
Total renewable water resources:
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void |
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
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void |
Natural hazards:
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occasional typhoons |
Environment - current issues:
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air and water pollution from rapid urbanization |
Environment - international agreements:
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party to: Marine Dumping (associate member), Ship Pollution (associate member) |
Geography - note:
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more than 200 islands |
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