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Area > A note includes numerous small islands and reefs scattered over a sea area of about 780,000 sq km, with the Willis Islets the most important
Area > Note includes numerous small islands and reefs scattered over a sea area of about 780,000 sq km, with the Willis Islets the most important
Area > Water	152 sq km	[152nd of 237]
Climate	tropical
Coastline	44 km	[44th of 249]
Elevation extremes > Highest point unnamed location on Cato Island 6 m
Elevation extremes > Lowest point	Pacific Ocean 0 m
Geographic coordinates	18 00 S, 152 00 E
Geography > Note important nesting area for birds and turtles
Irrigated land	179 sq km	[179th of 185]
Land use > Arable land	229 %	[229th of 241]
Land use > Other	19 %	[19th of 241]
Land use > Permanent crops	219 %	[219th of 241]
Location Oceania, islands in the Coral Sea, northeast of Australia
Map references Oceania
Maritime claims > Exclusive fishing zone	9 nm	[9th of 33]
Natural hazards occasional tropical cyclones
Natural resources	NEGL
Population density	250 people per sqkm	[250th of 256]
Terrain sand and coral reefs and islands (or cays)

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SOURCES: ; This entry includes three subfields. Total area is the sum of all land and water areas delimited by international boundaries and/or coastlines. Land area is the aggregate of all surfaces delimited by international boundaries and/or coastlines, excluding inland water bodies (lakes, reservoirs, rivers). Water area is the sum of the surfaces of all inland water bodies, such as lakes, reservoirs, or rivers, as delimited by international boundaries and/or coastlines. ; Total water area in square kilometers ; A brief description of typical weather regimes throughout the year. ; The total length of the boundary between the land area (including islands) and the sea. ; Highest point above sea level ; Lowest point relative to sea level ; This entry includes rounded latitude and longitude figures for the purpose of finding the approximate geographic center of an entity and is based on the Gazetteer of Conventional Names, Third Edition, August 1988, US Board on Geographic Names and on other sources. ; This entry includes miscellaneous geographic information of significance not included elsewhere. ; The number of square kilometers of land area that is artificially supplied with water. ; The percentage of used land that is arable. Arable land is land cultivated for crops that are replanted after each harvest like wheat, maize, and rice ; The percentage share of used land that is not arable or under permanent crops. This includes permanent meadows and pastures, forests and woodlands, built-on areas, roads, barren land, etc. ; The percentage share of used land on which permanent crops are grown. This is land cultivated for crops that are not replanted after each harvest like citrus, coffee, and rubber. It includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. ; The country's regional location, neighboring countries, and adjacent bodies of water. ; The name of the CIA World Factbook reference map on which a country may be found. The entry on Geographic coordinates may be helpful in finding some smaller countries. ; Exclusive fishing zone - while this term is not used in the LOS Convention, some States (e.g. the United Kingdom) have chosen not to claim an EEZ, but rather to claim jurisdiction over the living resources off their coast; in such cases, the term exclusive fishing zone is often used. ; Potential natural disasters. ; A country's mineral, petroleum, hydropower, and other resources of commercial importance. ; People per square kilometre, in 1999. At this time the world average was 14.42.; A brief description of the topography

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Coral Sea Islands, Coral Sea Islands Territory

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