| Location | Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China |
| Geographic coordinates | 22 15 N, 114 10 E |
| Map references | Southeast Asia |
| Area | total: 1,108 sq km land: 1,073 sq km water: 35 sq km |
| Area - comparative | six times the size of Washington, DC |
| Land boundaries | total: 33 km regional borders (1): China 33 km |
| Coastline | 733 km |
| Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm |
| Climate | subtropical 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 |
| Elevation extremes | highest point: Tai Mo Shan 958 m lowest point: South China Sea 0 m |
| Natural resources | outstanding deepwater harbor, feldspar |
| Land use | agricultural land: 5% (2018 est.) arable land: 3.2% (2018 est.) permanent crops: 0.9% (2018 est.) permanent pasture: 0.9% (2018 est.) forest: 0% (2018 est.) other: 95% (2018 est.) |
| Irrigated land | 10 sq km (2012) |
| Natural hazards | occasional typhoons |
| Geography - note | consists of a mainland area (the New Territories) and more than 200 islands |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
