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: 0%
permanent pastures: 0%
forests and woodland: 0%
other: 100% (1993 est.)

Irrigated land NA sq km

Natural hazards NA

Environment - current issues NA

Environment - international agreements
party to: Ozone Layer Protection (extended from Portugal)
signed, but not ratified: NA

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

NOTE: The information regarding Macau on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Macau Geography 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Macau Geography 1998 should be addressed to the CIA.