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| Location | Oceania, group of islands in the North Pacific Ocean, southeast of the Philippines |
| Geographic coordinates | 7 30 N, 134 30 E |
| Map references | oceania |
| Area |
total: 458 sq km water: 0 sq km land: 458 sq km |
| Area comparative | slightly more than 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC |
| Land boundaries | 0 km |
| Coastline | 1,519 km |
| Maritime claims |
territorial sea: 3 nm extended fishing zone: 200 nm exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm |
| Climate | Tropical; hot and humid; wet season May to November |
| Terrain | varying geologically from the high, mountainous main island of Babelthuap to low, coral islands usually fringed by large barrier reefs |
| Elevation extremes |
lowest point: pacific ocean 0 m highest point: mount ngerchelchuus 242 m |
| Natural resources | forests, minerals (especially gold), marine products, deep-seabed minerals |
| Land use |
arable land: 8.7% permanent crops: 4.35% other: 86.95% (2001) |
| Irrigated land | NA sq km |
| Natural hazards | typhoons (June to December) |
| Environment - current issues | inadequate facilities for disposal of solid waste; threats to the marine ecosystem from sand and coral dredging, illegal fishing practices, and overfishing |
| Environment - international agreements |
party to: biodiversity, climate change, climate change-kyoto protocol, desertification, law of the sea, ozone layer protection signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
| Geography note | westernmost archipelago in the Caroline chain, consists of six island groups totaling more than 300 islands; includes World War II battleground of Beliliou (Peleliu) and world-famous rock islands |
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