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Area > Comparative
less than one-sixth the size of Washington, DC |
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Area > Land
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225 sq km
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[225th of 236]
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Area > Total
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237 sq km
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[237th of 248]
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Area > Water
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214 sq km
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[214th of 237]
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Climate
subtropical; marine with cool winters, warm summers |
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Coastline
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189 km
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[189th of 249]
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Elevation extremes > Highest point
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Coloane Alto 172.4 m |
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Elevation extremes > Lowest point
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South China Sea 0 m |
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Geographic coordinates
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22 10 N, 113 33 E |
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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 |
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Land boundaries > Total
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161 km
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[161st of 161]
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Land use > Arable land
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219 %
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[219th of 241]
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Land use > Other
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21 %
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[21st of 241]
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Location
Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China |
Map references
Southeast Asia |
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Maritime claims
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not specified |
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Natural hazards
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typhoons |
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Natural resources
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NEGL |
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Population density
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1 people per sqkm |
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[1st of 256]
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Terrain
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generally flat |
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ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Macau, Macau Special Administrative Region, Aomen Tebie Xingzhengqu (Chinese); Regiao Administrativa Especial de Macau (Portuguese), Aomen (Chinese); Macau (Portuguese), macao, macau sar, China, Macao Special Administrative Region, Macau S.A.R.
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