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Introduction - Macau: | Location - Macau: | Location | Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China | | Geographic coordinates | 22 10 N, 113 33 E | | Map references | Southeast Asia | | Area | 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 172.4 m | | Natural resources | NEGL | | Land use | arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 100% (2005) | | Irrigated land | NA | | 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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This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007 Source: CIA >>> |