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Area > Comparative to US places about 20 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Area > Land	11.9 sq km		[9th of 238]
Area > Total	11.9 sq km		[7th of 250]
Area > Water	0 sq km		[14th of 239]
Climate equatorial, hot, and very rainy
Coastline	14.5 km		[218th of 271]
Elevation extremes > Highest point	unnamed location 2 m
Elevation extremes > Lowest point	Pacific Ocean 0 m
Geographic coordinates	5 53 N, 162 05 W
Geography > Note about 50 islets covered with dense vegetation, coconut trees, and balsa-like trees up to 30 meters tall
Irrigated land	0 sq km		[189th of 196]
Land use > Arable land	0%		[237th of 258]
Land use > Other	100%		[24th of 258]
Land use > Permanent crops	0%		[233rd of 258]
Location Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and American Samoa
Maritime claims > Exclusive economic zone	200 nautical mile		[12th of 123]
Maritime claims > Territorial sea	12 nautical mile		[12th of 191]
Natural resources terrestrial and aquatic wildlife
Population density	0 people per sqkm		[249th of 256]
Terrain	very low

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