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 15 N, 114 10 E
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Map references
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Southeast Asia
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Area
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total: 1,104 sq km
land: 1,054 sq km water: 50 sq km |
Area – comparative
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six times the size of Washington,
DC
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Land boundaries
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total: 30 km
regional border: China 30 km |
Coastline
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733 km
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Maritime claims
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territorial sea: 3 nm
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Climate
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subtropical monsoon; cool and
humid in winter, hot and rainy from spring through summer, warm and sunny in
fall
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Terrain
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hilly to mountainous with steep
slopes; lowlands in north
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Elevation extremes
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lowest point: South China Sea 0 m
highest point: Tai Mo Shan 958 m |
Natural resources
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outstanding deepwater harbor,
feldspar
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Land use
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arable land: 5.05%
permanent crops: 1.01% other: 93.94% (2001) |
Irrigated land
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NA; note - included in the total
for China (1998 est.)
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Natural hazards
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occasional typhoons
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Environment - current issues
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air and water pollution from rapid
urbanization
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Environment - international
agreements
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party to: Marine Dumping (associate member), Ship Pollution
(associate member)
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Geography - note
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composed of more than 200 islands
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