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| Location | Oceania, archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand |
| Geographic coordinates | 20 00 S, 175 00 W |
| Map references | oceania |
| Area |
total: 748 sq km water: 30 sq km land: 718 sq km |
| Area comparative | four times the size of Washington, DC |
| Land boundaries | 0 km |
| Coastline | 419 km |
| Maritime claims |
territorial sea: 12 nm continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation exclusive economic zone: 200 nm |
| Climate | tropical; modified by trade winds; warm season (December to May), cool season (May to December) |
| Terrain | most islands have limestone base formed from uplifted coral formation; others have limestone overlying volcanic base |
| Elevation extremes |
lowest point: pacific ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location on kao island 1,033 m |
| Natural resources | fish, fertile soil |
| Land use |
arable land: 23.61% permanent crops: 43.06% other: 33.33% (2001) |
| Irrigated land | NA sq km |
| Natural hazards | cyclones (October to April); earthquakes and volcanic activity on Fonuafo'ou |
| Environment - current issues | deforestation results as more and more land is being cleared for agriculture and settlement; some damage to coral reefs from starfish and indiscriminate coral and shell collectors; overhunting threatens native sea turtle populations |
| Environment - international agreements |
party to: biodiversity, climate change, desertification, law of the sea, marine dumping, marine life conservation, ozone layer protection, ship pollution signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
| Geography note | archipelago of 169 islands (36 inhabited) |
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