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Area > Comparative 1.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Area > Land	260 sq km		[208th of 238]
Area > Total	260 sq km		[218th of 250]
Area > Water	0 sq km		[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
Geographic coordinates	19 02 S, 169 52 W
Geography > Note one of world's largest coral islands
Land use > Arable land	11.54%		[98th of 258]
Land use > Permanent crops	15.38%		[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		[46th of 123]
Maritime claims > Territorial sea	12 nautical mile		[120th of 191]
Natural hazards	typhoons
Natural resources	fish, arable land
Population density	8.09 people per sqkm		[209th of 256]
Terrain steep limestone cliffs along coast, central plateau

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