GEOGRAPHY
Location:
Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China
Map
references: Southeast Asia
Area:
Hong Kong comprises Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, the New Territories
and more than 200 small islands.
total area: 1,092 sq
km
land area: 990 sq km
comparative
area: slightly less than six times the size of Washington,
DC
Land
boundaries: total 30 km, China 30 km
Coastline:
733 km
Maritime claims:
territorial
sea: 3 nm
International
disputes: none
Climate:
tropical monsoon; cool and humid in winter, hot and rainy from
spring through summer, warm and sunny in fall
Terrain:
hilly to mountainous with steep slopes; lowlands in north
Natural resources: outstanding
deepwater harbor, feldspar
current issues: air
and water pollution from rapid urbanization
natural
hazards: occasional typhoons
International
agreements: NA
