| 1-2 Natural
Conditions |
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| Item |
2001 |
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| Territory |
|
| Area of
Territory
(10 000 sq.km) |
960 |
| Area of
Sea
(10 000 sq.km) |
473 |
| Average Depth
of Sea
(m) |
961 |
| Maximum Depth
of Sea
(m) |
5377 |
| Length of
Coastline
(km) |
32000 |
| Mainland
Shore
(km) |
18000 |
| Island
Shore
(km) |
14000 |
| Number of
Islands |
5400 |
| Area of
Islands
(10 000 sq.km) |
3.87 |
| Climate |
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| Distribution
of Heat (Accumulated
Temperature≥0℃) |
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| Northern
Heilongjiang and Tibet Plateau |
2000-2500 |
| Northeast
Plain |
3000-4000 |
| North
China Plain |
4000-5000 |
| Changjiang
(Yangtze) River Drainage Area |
5800-6000 |
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and the Area to the south of it |
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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 |
| Southern
China Coastal Area |
1600-2000 |
| Changjiang
River Valley |
1000-1500 |
| Northern
and Northeastern Area |
400-800 |
|
Northwestern Inland |
100-200 |
| Tarim
Basin, Turpan Basin and Qaidam Basin |
<=25 |
| Percentage of
Climatic Zones to Total Area of Territory |
|
| Humid
Zone
(aridity<1.0) |
32 |
| Semi-Humid
Zone
(aridity 1.0-1.5) |
15 |
| Semi-Arid
Zone
(aridity 1.5-2.0) |
22 |
| 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 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region,
Macao Special Administrative Region and Taiwan
Province. |
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