Hong Kong Geography 1997

Location Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China

Geographic coordinates 22 15 N, 114 10 E

Map references Southeast Asia

Area
total: 1,092 sq km
land: 1,042 sq km
water: 50 sq km

Area - comparative six times the size of Washington, DC

Land boundaries
total: 30 km
border countries: China 30 km

Coastline 733 km

Maritime claims
territorial sea: 3 nm

Climate tropical monsoon; cool and humid in winter, hot and rainy from springthrough summer, warm and sunny in fall

Terrain hilly to mountainous with steep slopes; lowlands in north

Elevation extremes
lowest point: South China Sea 0 m
highest point: Tai Mo Shan 958 m

Natural resources outstanding deepwater harbor, feldspar

Land use
arable land: 6%
permanent crops: 1%
permanent pastures: 1%
forests and woodland : 22%
other: 70% (1993 est.)

Irrigated land 20 sq km (1993 est.)

Natural hazards occasional typhoons

Environment - current issues air and water pollution from rapid urbanization

Environment - international agreements
party to: NA
signed, but not ratified: NA

Geography - note more than 200 islands

NOTE: The information regarding Hong Kong on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Hong Kong Geography 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Hong Kong Geography 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.