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Territory |
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Area of Territory (10 000 sq.km) |
960 |
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Area of Sea (10 000 sq.km) |
473 |
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Average Depth of Sea (m) |
961 |
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Maximum Depth of Sea (m) |
5377 |
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Length of Coastline (km) |
32000 |
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Mainland Coastline (km) |
18000 |
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Island Coastline (km) |
14000 |
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Number of Islands |
5400 |
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Area of Islands (10 000 sq.km) |
3.87 |
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Climate |
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Distribution of Heat (Accumulated Temperature>= 0.c) |
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Northern Heilongjiang and Tibet Plateau |
2000-2500 |
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Northeast Plain |
3000-4000 |
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North China Plain |
4000-5000 |
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Yangtze River Drainage Area and the Area to the south of it |
5800-6000 |
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Area to the South of Nanling Mountain |
7000-8000 |
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Precipitation (mm) |
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Mid Taiwan Mountain Area |
>=4000 |
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Southern China Coastal Area |
1600-2000 |
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Yangtze River Valley |
1000-1500 |
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Northern and Northeastern Area |
400-800 |
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Northwestern Inland |
100-200 |
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Tarim Basin, Turpan Basin and Qaidam Basin |
<=5 |
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Percentage of Climatic Zones to Total Area of Territory |
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Humid Zone (aridity<1.0) |
32 |
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Semi-Humid Zone (aridity 1.0-1.5) |
15 |
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Semi-Arid Zone (aridity 1.5-2.0) |
22 |
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Arid Zone (aridity>2.0) |
31 |
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a)The climate data refer to the average figures in many years. |
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b)Island area does not include that of Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao. |
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