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Macau
Main Page
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Macau's
Geography
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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 10 N, 113 33
E
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Map
references:
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Southeast Asia
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Area:
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total: 28.2
sq km
country
comparison to the world: 237
land: 28.2
sq km
water: 0
sq km
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Area -
comparative:
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less than
one-sixth the size of Washington, DC
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Land
boundaries:
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total: 0.34
km
regional
border: China
0.34 km
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Coastline:
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41 km
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Maritime
claims:
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not specified
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Climate:
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Weather
subtropical;
marine with cool winters, warm summers
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Terrain:
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generally flat
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Elevation
extremes:
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lowest point: South
China Sea 0 m
highest point: Coloane
Alto 172 m
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Natural
resources:
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NEGL
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Land use:
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arable land: 0%
permanent
crops: 0%
other: 100%
(2005)
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Irrigated
land:
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NA
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Natural
hazards:
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typhoons
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Environment
- current issues:
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NA
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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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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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