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Area > A note includes more than 80 islands
Area > Comparative slightly larger than Connecticut
Area > Comparative to US places slightly larger than Connecticut
Area > Land	12,200 sq km		[157th of 238]
Area > Land (per capita)	56.627 sq km per 1,000 people		[42nd of 227]
Area > Note includes more than 80 islands, about 65 of which are inhabited
Area > Total	12,200 sq km		[168th of 250]
Area > Total (per capita)	56.627 sq km per 1,000 people		[42nd of 231]
Area > Water	0 sq km		[203rd of 239]
Area > Water (per capita)	0 sq km per million people		[194th of 225]
Capital city with population	Port Vila - 26,100
Climate tropical; moderated by southeast trade winds from May to October; moderate rainfall from November to April; may be affected by cyclones from December to April
Coastline	2,528 km		[52nd of 271]
Elevation extremes > Highest point	Tabwemasana 1,877 m
Elevation extremes > Lowest point	Pacific Ocean 0 m
Forested Land	36.7%		[65th of 193]
Geographic coordinates	16 00 S, 167 00 E
Geography > Note a Y-shaped chain of four main islands and 80 smaller islands; several of the islands have active volcanoes
Land area > sq. km	12,190 km²		[156th of 206]
Land area > sq. km (per capita)	57.672 km² per 1,000 people		[39th of 206]
Land use > Arable land	1.64%		[190th of 258]
Land use > Other	91.39%		[102nd of 258]
Land use > Permanent crops	6.97%		[42nd of 258]
Largest city	Port Vila
Largest city population	23,000		[166th of 174]
Largest city population (per capita)	0.112 per capita		[110th of 174]
Largest city with population	Port Vila - 26,100
Location Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to Australia
Map references Oceania
Maritime claims measured from claimed archipelagic baselines
Maritime claims > Contiguous zone	24 nautical mile		[17th of 83]
Maritime claims > Continental shelf 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
Maritime claims > Exclusive economic zone	200 nautical mile		[31st of 123]
Maritime claims > Territorial sea	12 nautical mile		[111st of 191]
Natural hazards tropical cyclones or typhoons (January to April); volcanic eruption on Aoba (Ambae) island began 27 November 2005, volcanism also causes minor earthquakes; tsunamis
Natural resources manganese, hardwood forests, fish
northernmost point > Latitude	13°07'S
Population density	12.81 people per sqkm		[198th of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km	17.34 people/m²		[166th of 204]
Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land	784.94 people/km² of arable lan		[27th of 188]
Surface area > sq. km	12,190 km²		[157th of 206]
Surface area > sq. km (per capita)	57.672 km² per 1,000 people		[39th of 207]
tallest mountains > Mountain	Tabwemasana
Terrain mostly mountainous islands of volcanic origin; narrow coastal plains

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