Page last updated on February 23,

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
[see also: Area - total country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 236
land: 28.2 sq km
[see also: Area - land country ranks ]
water: 0 sq km
[see also: Area - water country ranks ]

Area - comparative:
less than one-sixth the size of Washington, DC

Land boundaries:
total: 0.34 km
regional border: China 0.34 km
[see also: Land boundaries country ranks ]

Coastline:
41 km
[see also: Coastline country ranks ]

Maritime claims:
not specified

Climate:
subtropical; marine with cool winters, warm summers
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Terrain:
generally flat

Elevation extremes:
lowest point: South China Sea 0 m
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highest point: Coloane Alto 172 m
[see also: Elevation extremes - highest point country ranks ]

Natural resources:
NEGL

Land use:
arable land: 0%
[see also: Land use - arable land country ranks ]
permanent crops: 0%
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other: 100% (2005)
[see also: Land use - other country ranks ]

Irrigated land:
NA; note - included in the total for China (2008)
[see also: Irrigated land country ranks ]

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