Macau's Geography | Macau Geography

Location: Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China

Geographic coordinates: 22 10 N, 113 33 E

Map references: Southeast Asia

Area: Total: 25.4 sq km land: 25.4 sq km water: 0 sq km

Area - comparative: About 0.1 times 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% note: "green areas" represent 22.4% (2001)

Irrigated land: NA sq km

Natural hazards: Typhoons

Environment - current issues: NA

Environment - international agreements:

Geography - note: Essentially urban; one causeway and two bridges connect the two islands of Coloane and Taipa to the peninsula on mainland

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