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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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Colonized by the Portuguese in the 16th century, Macau was the first European settlement in the Far East. Pursuant to an agreement signed by China and Portugal on 13 April 1987, Macau became the Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China on 20 December 1999. In this agreement, China promised that, under its "one country, two systems" formula, China's political and economic system would not be imposed on Macau, and that Macau would enjoy a high degree of autonomy in all matters except foreign affairs and defense for the next 50 years.