Editing WS:Kartaran Cliffs Notes (section)

=Geography=
==Location:==
Western Shores, bordering the Ambria, Horse Wilds, Northern Wastes, Zylistan.  Covers much of the west(?) of the XXX continent
==Geographic coordinates:==
35 00 N, 105 00 E
==Map references:==
Western Shores, XXX

==Area:==
total: 27,298,474 sq km<br>
land: 24,326,410 sq km<br>
water: 3,270,550 sq km

==Land boundaries:==
total: 22,117 km
border countries: Ambria, 120 km, Horsewilds 576 km, Northern Wastes, 1200 km (est.), Zylistan 890 km
==Coastline:==
14,500 km
==Maritime claims:==
territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
Islands of Jian
==Climate:==
extremely diverse; tropical in south to subarctic in north
==Terrain:==
mostly mountains, high plateaus, deserts in west; plains, deltas, and hills in east

==Elevation extremes:==
lowest point: Allnegarde Break -1170 m<br>
highest point: Mount Xiao-an 9,001 m (Everest is 8,850 km)

==Natural resources:==
salt, coal, iron ore, petroleum, natural gas, mercury, tin, tungsten, antimony, manganese, molybdenum, vanadium, magnetite, aluminum, lead, zinc, uranium, hydropower potential (world's largest)
==Land use:==
arable land: 15.4%
permanent crops: 1.25%
other: 83.35%
Irrigated land:
2,525,800 sq km
==Natural hazards:==
frequent typhoons (about five per year along southern and eastern coasts); damaging floods; tsunamis; earthquakes; droughts; land subsidence
==Environment - current issues:==
water shortages, particularly in the arid regions; water pollution from untreated wastes near major cities; deforestation; estimated loss of one-eighteenth of agricultural land to soil erosion and economic development; desertification; trade in endangered species

==Geography - note:==
world's largest country; Mount Xian-an is the world's tallest peak ; the salt pans in Lan-Xu are the largest in the world, larger than some countries