World Factbook
Macau
Aomen Tebie Xingzhengqu (Chinese)/ Regiao Administrativa Especial de Macau (Portuguese)
Last updated: 2026-03-28 (today)
Area
land
28.2 sq km
water
0 sq km
total
28 sq km
Climate
subtropical; marine with cool winters, warm summers
Terrain
generally flat
Land use
other
100% (2022 est.)
forest
0% (2022 est.)
agricultural land
0% (2022 est.)
Location
Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China
Coastline
41 km
Elevation
lowest point
South China Sea 0 m
highest point
Alto Coloane 172 m
Irrigated land
0 sq km (2012)
Map references
Southeast Asia
Land boundaries
total
3 km
regional borders
China 3 km
Maritime claims
not specified
Natural hazards
typhoons
Geography - note
primarily urban; an area of land reclaimed from the sea measuring 5.2 sq km (2 sq mi) and known as Cotai now connects the islands of Coloane and Taipa; the island area is connected to the mainland peninsula by three bridges
Natural resources
NEGL
Area - comparative
less than one-sixth the size of Washington, D.C.
Geographic coordinates
22 10 N, 113 33 E
Population distribution
population fairly equally distributed