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| 1-2 Natural Conditions | |||||||
| Item | 2003 | ||||||
| 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 | |||||||
| Distribution of Heat (Accumulated Temperature≥0℃) | |||||||
| Northern Heilongjiang and Tibet Plateau | 2000-2500 | ||||||
| Northeast Plain | 3000-4000 | ||||||
| North China Plain | 4000-5000 | ||||||
| Changjiang (Yangtze) River Drainage Area | 5800-6000 | ||||||
| and the Area to the south of it | |||||||
| Area to the South of Nanling Mountain | 7000-8000 | ||||||
| Precipitation (mm) | |||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| a) The climate data refer to the average figures in many years. | |||||||
| b) Island area does not include that of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Macao Special Administrative Region and Taiwan Province. | |||||||