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Hong KongGeography
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Location: |
Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China
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Geographic coordinates: |
22 15 N, 114 10 E
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Map references: |
Southeast Asia
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Area: |
total: 1,092 sq km
land: 1,042 sq km
water: 50 sq km
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Area - comparative: |
six times the size of Washington, DC
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Land boundaries: |
total: 30 km
regional border: China 30 km
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Coastline: |
733 km
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Maritime claims: |
territorial sea: 3 nm
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Climate: |
tropical monsoon; cool and humid in winter, hot and rainy from spring through summer, warm and sunny in fall
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Terrain: |
hilly to mountainous with steep slopes; lowlands in north
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Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: South China Sea 0 m
highest point: Tai Mo Shan 958 m
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Natural resources: |
outstanding deepwater harbor, feldspar
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Land use: |
arable land: 5.05%
permanent crops: 1.01%
other: 93.94% (2001)
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Irrigated land: |
20 sq km (1998 est.)
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Natural hazards: |
occasional typhoons
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Environment - current issues: |
air and water pollution from rapid urbanization
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Environment - international agreements: |
party to: Marine Dumping (associate member)
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Geography - note: |
more than 200 islands
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