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| Location: |
Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
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| Geographic coordinates: |
21 14 S, 159 46 W
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| Area: |
total:
240 sq km
land:
240 sq km
water:
0 sq km
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| Area - comparative: |
1.3 times the size of Washington, DC
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| Maritime claims: |
continental shelf:
200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin
exclusive economic zone:
200 NM
territorial sea:
12 NM
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| Climate: |
tropical; moderated by trade winds
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| Terrain: |
low coral atolls in north; volcanic, hilly islands in south
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| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point:
Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point:
Te Manga 652 m
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| Land use: |
arable land:
9%
permanent crops:
13%
permanent pastures:
0%
forests and woodland:
0%
other:
78% (1993 est.)
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| Natural hazards: |
typhoons (November to March)
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| Environment - current issues: |
NA
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| Environment - international agreements: |
party to:
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Law of the Sea
signed, but not ratified:
Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol
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