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Area > A note includes Eastern Island, Sand Island, and Spit Island
Area > Comparative to US places about nine times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Area > Land	6.2 sq km		[10th of 238]
Area > Total	6.2 sq km		[8th of 250]
Area > Water	0 sq km		[17th of 239]
Climate subtropical; moderated by prevailing easterly winds
Coastline	15 km		[217th of 271]
Elevation extremes > Highest point	unnamed location 13 m
Elevation extremes > Lowest point	Pacific Ocean 0 m
Geographic coordinates	28 12 N, 177 22 W
Irrigated land	0 sq km		[173rd of 196]
Land use > Arable land	0%		[222nd of 258]
Land use > Other	100%		[5th of 258]
Land use > Permanent crops	0%		[206th of 258]
Location Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about one-third of the way from Honolulu to Tokyo
Maritime claims > Exclusive economic zone	200 nautical mile		[16th of 123]
Maritime claims > Territorial sea	12 nautical mile		[16th of 191]
Natural resources wildlife, terrestrial and aquatic
Population density	0 people per sqkm		[254th of 256]
Terrain	low, nearly level

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