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| Location | Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to Australia |
| Geographic coordinates | 16 00 S, 167 00 E |
| Map references | oceania |
| Area |
total: 12,200 sq km land: 12,200 sq km note: includes more than 80 islands, about 65 of which are inhabited water: 0 sq km |
| Area comparative | slightly larger than Connecticut |
| Land boundaries | 0 km |
| Coastline | 2,528 km |
| Maritime claims | measured from claimed archipelagic baselines
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin contiguous zone: 24 nm territorial sea: 12 nm |
| Climate | tropical; moderated by southeast trade winds from May to October; moderate rainfall from November to April; may be affected by cyclones from December to April |
| Terrain | mostly mountainous islands of volcanic origin; narrow coastal plains |
| Elevation extremes |
lowest point: pacific ocean 0 m highest point: tabwemasana 1,877 m |
| Natural resources | manganese, hardwood forests, fish |
| Land use |
arable land: 2.46% permanent crops: 7.38% other: 90.16% (2001) |
| Irrigated land | NA sq km |
| Natural hazards | tropical cyclones or typhoons (January to April); volcanism causes minor earthquakes; tsunamis |
| Environment - current issues | a majority of the population does not have access to a potable and reliable supply of water; deforestation |
| Environment - international agreements |
party to: antarctic-marine living resources, biodiversity, climate change, climate change-kyoto protocol, desertification, endangered species, law of the sea, marine dumping, ozone layer protection, ship pollution, tropical timber 94 signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
| Geography note | a Y-shaped chain of four main islands and 80 smaller islands; several of the islands have active volcanoes |
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