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Oceania > Niue > Geography

NIUEAN GEOGRAPHY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Area > Comparative
1.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Area > Land 260 sq km Time series [208th of 238]
Area > Total 260 sq km Time series [218th of 250]
Area > Water 0 sq km Time series [208th of 239]
Climate
tropical; modified by southeast trade winds
Coastline 64 km [189th of 271]
Elevation extremes > Highest point
unnamed location near Mutalau settlement 68 m
Elevation extremes > Lowest point Pacific Ocean 0 m Time series
Geographic coordinates 19 02 S, 169 52 W Time series
Geography > Note
one of world's largest coral islands
Land use > Arable land 11.54% Time series [98th of 258]
Land use > Permanent crops 15.38% Time series [17th of 258]
Location
Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Tonga
Map references
Oceania
Maritime claims > Exclusive economic zone 200 nautical mile Time series [46th of 123]
Maritime claims > Territorial sea 12 nautical mile Time series [120th of 191]
Natural hazards typhoons Time series
Natural resources fish, arable land Time series
Population density 8.09 people per sqkm [209th of 256]
Terrain
steep limestone cliffs along coast, central plateau

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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; Heal The World Foundation.

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Niue

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