Location:
Oceania, island group in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
Geographic coordinates:
18 00 S, 175 00 E
Map references:
Oceania
Area:
Area - comparative: Land boundaries:
0 km
Coastline: Maritime claims:
measured from claimed archipelagic straight baselines
Climate: Terrain: Elevation extremes:
Natural resources: Land use:
Irrigated land: Total renewable water resources: Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
Natural hazards: Environment - current issues: Environment - international agreements:
Geography - note:
total:
18,274 sq km
country comparison to the world: 157
land:
18,274 sq km
water:
0 sq km
slightly smaller than New Jersey
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1,129 km
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territorial sea:
12 nm
exclusive economic zone:
200 nm
continental shelf:
200 m depth or to the depth of exploitation; rectilinear shelf claim added
tropical marine; only slight seasonal temperature variation
More Climate Details
mostly mountains of volcanic origin
lowest point:
Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point:
Tomanivi 1,324 m
timber, fish, gold, copper, offshore oil potential, hydropower
arable land:
9.17%
permanent crops:
4.65%
other:
86.17% (2011)
30 sq km (2003)
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28.55 cu km (2011)
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total:
0.08 cu km/yr (30%/11%/59%)
per capita:
100.1 cu m/yr (2005)
cyclonic storms can occur from November to January
deforestation; soil erosion
party to:
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified:
none of the selected agreements
includes 332 islands; approximately 110 are inhabited