| Geography | Macau |
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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 10 N, 113 33 E |
Map references:
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Southeast Asia |
Area:
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total: 28.2 sq km
land: 28.2 sq km
water: 0 sq km |
Area - comparative:
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less than one-sixth the size of Washington, DC |
Land boundaries:
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total: 0.34 km
regional border: China 0.34 km |
Coastline:
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41 km |
Maritime claims:
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not specified |
Climate:
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subtropical; marine with cool winters, warm summers |
Terrain:
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generally flat |
Elevation extremes:
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lowest point: South China Sea 0 m
highest point: Coloane Alto 172 m |
Natural resources:
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NEGL |
Land use:
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arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 100% (2005) |
Irrigated land:
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NA; note - included in the total for China (2008) |
Total renewable water resources:
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void |
Total renewable water resources - per capita:
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void |
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
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void |
Natural hazards:
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typhoons |
Environment - current issues:
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NA |
Environment - international agreements:
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party to: Marine Dumping (associate member), Ship Pollution (associate member) |
Geography - note:
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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 |
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