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1-2 Natural Conditions |
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Item |
2003 |
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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
Shore
(km) |
18000 |
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Island
Shore
(km) |
14000 |
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Number of
Islands
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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℃) |
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Northern
Heilongjiang and Tibet Plateau
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2000-2500 |
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Northeast
Plain
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3000-4000 |
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North
China Plain
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4000-5000 |
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Changjiang
(Yangtze) River Drainage Area
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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
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7000-8000 |
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Precipitation
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Mid-Taiwan
Mountain Area
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>=4000 |
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Southern
China Coastal Area
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1600-2000 |
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Changjiang
River Valley
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1000-1500 |
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Northern
and Northeastern Area
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400-800 |
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Northwestern Inland
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100-200 |
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Tarim Basin, Turpan
Basin and Qaidam Basin
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<=25 |
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Percentage of
Climatic Zones to Total Area of Territory |
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Humid
Zone
(aridity<1.0)
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32 |
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Semi-Humid
Zone
(aridity 1.0-1.5)
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15 |
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Semi-Arid
Zone
(aridity 1.5-2.0)
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22 |
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Arid Zone
(aridity>2.0)
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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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