| 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. |