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