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Southeast Asia > Hong Kong > Geography

HONG KONG GEOGRAPHY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Area > Comparative
six times the size of Washington, DC
Elevation extremes > Lowest point South China Sea 0 m
Geographic coordinates 22 15 N, 114 10 E
Geography > Note more than 200 islands
Irrigated land 20 sq km [161st of 185]
Land area > sq. km 1,042 km² ... [173rd of 206]
Land boundaries > Total 30 km [155th of 161]
Land use > Arable land 5.05 % [151st of 241]
Land use > Other 93.94 % [82nd of 241]
Land use > Permanent crops 1.01 % [115th of 241]
Location
Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China
Map references
Southeast Asia
Maritime claims > Territorial sea 3 nm [186th of 190]
Natural hazards occasional typhoons
Natural resources
outstanding deepwater harbor, feldspar
Population density 6,571.14 people per sqkm [3rd of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km 6,663.72 people/m² ... [3rd of 204]
Surface area > sq. km 1,092 km² ... [173rd of 206]
tallest mountains > Mountain Tai Mo Shan
Terrain
hilly to mountainous with steep slopes; lowlands in north

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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007 ; World Development Indicators database; Heal The World Foundation.; Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, China, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Xianggang Tebie Xingzhengqu, Xianggang, China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, hong kong sar, Hong Kong S.A.R., Hong Kong, China (SAR), Hong Kong China (SAR)

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