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Area > Comparative 1.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Area > Land	274 sq km		[205th of 238]
Area > Total	274 sq km		[215th of 250]
Area > Water	0 sq km		[186th of 239]
Climate tropical; hot, rainy season (November to April); cool, dry season (May to October); rains 2,500-3,000 mm per year (80% humidity); average temperature 26.6 degrees C
Coastline	129 km		[169th of 271]
Elevation extremes > Highest point	Mont Singavi 765 m
Elevation extremes > Lowest point	Pacific Ocean 0 m
Geographic coordinates	13 18 S, 176 12 W
Geography > Note both island groups have fringing reefs
Land use > Arable land	7.14%		[132nd of 258]
Land use > Permanent crops	35.71%		[6th of 258]
Location Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
Map references Oceania
Maritime claims > Exclusive economic zone	200 nautical mile		[104th of 123]
Maritime claims > Territorial sea	12 nautical mile		[75th of 191]
Natural resources	NEGL
Population density	55.22 people per sqkm		[134th of 256]
tallest mountains > Mountain	Mont Singavi
Terrain volcanic origin; low hills

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