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Natural Conditions
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| Territory |
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| 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 Coastline (km) | 18000 | |
| Island Coastline (km) | 14000 | |
| Number of Islands | 5400 | |
| Area of Islands (10 000 sq.km) | 3.87 | |
| Climate | ||
| Distribution of Heat (Accumulated Temperature>= 0.c) | ||
| 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) | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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. | ||