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Area > Comparative about 0.1 times the size of Washington, DC
Area > Land	21 sq km		[229th of 238]
Area > Total	21 sq km		[241st of 250]
Area > Water	0 sq km		[150th of 239]
Capital city with population Yaren District (unofficial) - 1,100
Climate tropical with a monsoonal pattern; rainy season (November to February)
Coastline	30 km		[207th of 271]
Elevation extremes > Highest point unnamed location along plateau rim 61 m
Elevation extremes > Lowest point	Pacific Ocean 0 m
Geographic coordinates	0 32 S, 166 55 E
Land use > Arable land	0%		[216th of 258]
Land use > Permanent crops	0%		[199th of 258]
Largest city population	10,000		[171st of 174]
Largest city with population	Yaren District - 1,100
Location Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, south of the Marshall Islands
Map references Oceania
Natural hazards	periodic droughts
Natural resources	phosphates, fish
Population density	505 people per sqkm		[16th of 256]
Terrain sandy beach rises to fertile ring around raised coral reefs with phosphate plateau in center

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