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Area > Comparative
about 17 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC |
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Area > Land
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10 sq km |
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[231st of 238]
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Area > Total
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10 sq km |
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[243rd of 250]
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Area > Water
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0 sq km |
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[206th of 239]
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Climate
tropical; moderated by trade winds (April to November) |
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Coastline
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101 km |
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[179th of 271]
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Elevation extremes > Highest point
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unnamed location 5 m |
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Elevation extremes > Lowest point
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Pacific Ocean 0 m |
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Geographic coordinates
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9 00 S, 172 00 W |
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Geography > Note
consists of three atolls (Atafu, Fakaofo, Nukunonu), each with a lagoon surrounded by a number of reef-bound islets of varying length and rising to over 3 m above sea level |
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Land use > Arable land
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0% |
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[234th of 258]
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Land use > Permanent crops
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0% |
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[225th of 258]
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Location
Oceania, group of three atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand |
Map references
Oceania |
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Maritime claims > Exclusive economic zone
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200 nautical mile |
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[37th of 123]
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Maritime claims > Territorial sea
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12 nautical mile |
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[115th of 191]
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Natural hazards
lies in Pacific typhoon belt |
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Natural resources
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NEGL |
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Population density
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147.1 people per sqkm |
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[68th of 256]
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Terrain
low-lying coral atolls enclosing large lagoons |
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