| Natural Conditions |
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| Item |
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| Territory |
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| Area of Territory (million sq.km) |
9.60 |
| Area of Sea (million sq.km) |
4.73 |
| Average Depth of Sea (m) |
961 |
| Maximum Depth of Sea (m) |
5377 |
Length of Coastline (km)
|
32000 |
| Mainland Coastline (km) |
18000 |
| Island Coastline (km) |
14000 |
| Number of Islands |
5400 |
| Area of Islands (sq.km) |
38700 |
| Climate |
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| Distribution of Heat (Accumulated
Temperature>= 0°C) |
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| Northern Heilongjiang and Tibet Plateau
|
2000-2500 |
| Northeast Plain |
3000-4000 |
| North China Plain |
4000-5000 |
| Yangtze River Drainage Area and the
Area to the south of it |
5800-6000 |
| Area to the South of Nanling Mountain
|
7000-8000 |
| Precipitation (mm) |
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| Mid Taiwan Mountain Area |
>=4000 |
| Southern China Coastal Area |
1600-2000 |
| Yangtze River Valley |
1000-1500 |
| Northern and Northeastern Area |
400-800 |
| Northwestern Inland |
100-200 |
| Tarim Basin, Turpan Basin and Qaidam
Basin |
<=5 |
| Percentage of Climatic Zones to Total
Area of Territory |
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| 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 Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao. |
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