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    Macau Geography - 2006
    http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/macau/macau_geography.html
    SOURCE: 2006 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

      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

      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


      NOTE: The information regarding Macau on this page is re-published from the 2006 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Macau Geography 2006 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Macau Geography 2006 should be addressed to the CIA.

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