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GeographyLocation
Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China Geographic coordinates
22 15 N, 114 10 E
Map references
Southeast Asia
Area World Ranking: 184
Total 1,104 sq km
Land 1,054 sq km Water 50 sq km Area - comparative
Six times the size of Washington, DC Land boundaries
Total 30 km
Regional border China 30 km Coastline
733 km
Maritime claims
Territorial sea 3 nm
Climate
Subtropical monsoon; cool and humid in winter, hot and rainy from spring through summer, warm and sunny in fall Terrain
Hilly to mountainous with steep slopes; lowlands in north Elevation extremes
Lowest point South China Sea 0 m
Highest point Tai Mo Shan 958 m Natural resources
Outstanding deepwater harbor, feldspar Land use
Arable land 5.05%
Permanent crops 1.01% Other 93.94% (2001) Irrigated land
NA; note - included in the total for China (1998 est.) Natural hazards
Occasional typhoons
Environment - current issues
Air and water pollution from rapid urbanization Environment - international agreements
Party to
Marine Dumping (associate member), Ship Pollution (associate member) Geography - note
Composed of more than 200 islands
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