| Location | Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China |
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| Geographic coordinates | 22 10 N, 113 33 E |
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| Zone | Asia |
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| Area | total: 28.2 sq km
land: 28.2 sq km
water: 0 sq km |
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| Land boundaries | total: 0.34 km
regional border: China 0.34 km |
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| Coastline | 41 km |
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| Maritime claims | not specified |
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| Climate | subtropical; marine with cool winters, warm summers |
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| Terrain | generally flat |
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| Elevation extremes | lowest point: South China Sea 0 m
highest point: Coloane Alto 172.4 m |
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| Natural resources | NEGL |
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| Irrigated land | 41 km |
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| Natural hazards | typhoons |
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Environment -
current issues | NA |
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Environment -
international agreements | party to: Marine Dumping (associate member), Ship Pollution (associate member) |
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| 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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