Climate: subtropical; marine with cool winters, warm summers
Terrain: generally flat lowest point: South China Sea 0 m highest point: Coloane Alto 174 m
Natural resources: NEGL
Land use:
arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
meadows and pastures: 0%
forest and woodland: 0%
other: 100%
Irrigated land: NA sq km
Environment:
current issues: NA
natural hazards: NA
international agreements: party to - Ozone Layer Protection
(extended from Portugal)
Geographic note: essentially urban; one causeway and one bridge
connect the two islands to the peninsula on mainland
People ———
Population: 496,837 (July 1996 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 24% (male 60,709; female 57,004)
15-64 years: 68% (male 167,466; female 169,486)
65 years and over: 8% (male 17,569; female 24,603) (July 1996 est.)