Location: Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China
Geographic coordinates: 22 15 N, 114 10 E
Area:
total: 1,092 km²
land: 1,042 km²
water: 50 km²
Area - comparative: six times the size of Washington, DC
Land boundaries:
total: 30 km
border countries: China 30 km (Shenzhen Special Economic Zone)
Coastline: 733 km
Maritime claims:
territorial sea: 3 nm
Climate: tropical monsoon; cool and humid in winter, hot and rainy from spring through summer, warm and sunny in fall
Average temperature: 23 degree C
Average annual precipitation: 2,214 mm
See also: Climate of Hong Kong
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, in the New Territories
Principal peaks of Hong Kong:
Land use:
arable land: 6%
permanent crops: 1%
permanent pastures: 1%
forests and woodland: 20%
other: 72% (1997 est.)
Irrigated land: 20 km² (1997 est.)
Natural hazards: occasional typhoons
Environment - current issues: air and water pollution from rapid urbanization
See also: Ecology of Hong Kong
Geography - note: 235 islands including Hong Kong Island, Lantau Island, Cheung Chau, Lamma Island, Peng Chau and Tsing Yi.
See also: