Geography of Hong Kong
| Location: | Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China |
| Geographic coordinates: | 22 15 N, 114 10 E |
| Map references: | Southeast Asia |
| Area: | total: 1,092 sq km land: 1,042 sq km water: 50 sq km |
| Area - comparative: | six times the size of Washington, DC |
| Land boundaries: | total: 30 km regional border: China 30 km |
| Coastline: | 733 km |
| Maritime claims: | territorial sea: 3 nm |
| Climate: | subtropical monsoon; cool and humid in winter, hot and rainy from spring through summer, warm and sunny in fall |
| Terrain: | hilly to mountainous with steep slopes; lowlands in north |
| Elevation extremes: | lowest point: South China Sea 0 m highest point: Tai Mo Shan 958 m |
| Natural resources: | outstanding deepwater harbor, feldspar |
| Land use: | arable land: 5.05% permanent crops: 1.01% other: 93.94% (2001) |
| Irrigated land: | 20 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Natural hazards: | occasional typhoons |
| Environment - current issues: | air and water pollution from rapid urbanization |
| Environment - international agreements: | party to: Marine Dumping (associate member), Ship Pollution (associate member) |
| Geography - note: | more than 200 islands |