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GeographyLocation
Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China Geographic coordinates
22 10 N, 113 33 E
Map references
Southeast Asia
Area World Ranking: 236
Total 28.2 sq km
Land 28.2 sq km Water 0 sq km Area - comparative
Less than one-sixth the size of Washington, DC Land boundaries
Total 0.34 km
Regional border China 0.34 km Coastline
41 km
Maritime claims
Not specified
Climate
Subtropical; marine with cool winters, warm summers Terrain
Generally flat
Elevation extremes
Lowest point South China Sea 0 m
Highest point Coloane Alto 172 m Natural resources
NEGL
Land use
Arable land 0%
Permanent crops 0% Other 100% (2005) Irrigated land
NA; note - included in the total for China Natural hazards
Typhoons
Environment - current issues
NA
Environment - international agreements
Party to
Marine Dumping (associate member), Ship Pollution (associate member) Geography - note
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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