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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 10 N, 113 33 E
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Map references:
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Southeast Asia
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Area:
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total: 25.4 sq km
water: 0 sq km
land: 25.4 sq km
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Area - comparative:
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about 0.1 times the size of Washington, DC
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Land boundaries:
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total: 0.34 km
border countries: China 0.34 km
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Coastline:
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41 km
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Maritime claims:
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not specified
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Climate:
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subtropical; marine with cool winters, warm summers
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Terrain:
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generally flat
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Elevation extremes:
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lowest point: South China Sea 0 m
highest point: Coloane Alto 172.4 m
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Natural resources:
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NEGL
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Land use:
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arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 100%
note: "green areas" represent 22.4% (1998 est.)
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Irrigated land:
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NA sq km
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Natural hazards:
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typhoons
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Environment - current issues:
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NA
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Geography - note:
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essentially urban; one causeway and two bridges connect the two islands of Coloane and Taipa to the peninsula on mainland
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