Short facts about the geography of Macau

Location:

Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China

Geographic coordinates:

22 10 N, 113 33 E

Map references:

Southeast Asia

Area:

total:  21 sq km land:  21 sq km water:  0 sq km

Area - comparative:

about 0.1 times the size of Washington, DC

Land boundaries:

total:  0.34 km border countries:  China 0.34 km

Coastline:

40 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 174 m

Natural resources:

NEGL

Land use:

arable land:  0% permanent crops:  2% permanent pastures:  0% forests and woodland:  0% other:  98% (1998 est.)

Irrigated land:

NA sq km

Natural hazards:

typhoons

Environment - current issues:

NA

Geography - note:

essentially urban; one causeway and two bridges connect the two islands of Coloane and Taipa to the peninsula on mainland

Source: World Factbook