| 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 |
| 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 |
