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