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GEOGRAPHY
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Location:
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Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China |
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Geographic
Coordinates:
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22 15 N, 114 10 E |
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Map
References:
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Southeast
Asia |
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Area:
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total:
1,092 sq km
land: 1,042 sq km
water: 50 sq km |
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Area
- Comparative:
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six
times the size of Washington, DC |
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Land
Boundaries:
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total:
30 km
border countries: China 30 km |
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Coastline:
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733
km |
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Maritime
Claims:
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territorial
sea: 3 nm |
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Climate:
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tropical monsoon; cool and humid in winter, hot and rainy from
spring through summer, warm and sunny in fall |
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Terrain:
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hilly
to mountainous with steep slopes; lowlands in north |
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Land
Use:
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arable
land: 6%
permanent crops: 1%
permanent pastures: 1%
forests and woodland: 20%
other: 72% (1997 est.) |
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Irrigated
Land :
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20
sq km (1997 est.) |
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Natural
Hazards:
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occasional
typhoons |
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Environment
- Current Issues:
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air
and water pollution from rapid urbanization |
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Geography
- Notes:
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more
than 200 islands |
