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Area > Comparative 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Area > Land	477 sq km		[189th of 238]
Area > Total	477 sq km		[199th of 250]
Area > Water	0 sq km		[171st of 239]
Climate tropical marine; moderated by northeast trade winds, little seasonal temperature variation; dry season December to June, rainy season July to October
Coastline	1,482 km		[76th of 271]
Elevation extremes > Highest point unnamed location on Agrihan 965 m
Elevation extremes > Lowest point	Pacific Ocean 0 m
Forested Land	30.4%		[77th of 193]
Geographic coordinates	15 12 N, 145 45 E
Land use > Arable land	13.04%		[87th of 258]
Land use > Permanent crops	4.35%		[59th of 258]
Location Oceania, islands in the North Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the Philippines
Map references Oceania
Natural hazards active volcanoes on Pagan and Agrihan; typhoons (especially August to November)
Natural resources	arable land, fish
Population density	145.49 people per sqkm		[71st of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km	165.83 people/m²		[54th of 204]
Surface area > sq. km	477 km²		[185th of 206]
Terrain southern islands are limestone with level terraces and fringing coral reefs; northern islands are volcanic

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