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Geography
Oceania, island group in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
18 00 S, 175 00 E
Area: 
total: 18,274 sq km
country comparison to the world: 
156
land: 18,274 sq km
water: 0 sq km
slightly smaller than New Jersey
0 km
1,129 km
measured from claimed archipelagic straight baselines
territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200 m depth or to the depth of exploitation; rectilinear shelf claim added
Current Weather
tropical marine; only slight seasonal temperature variation
mostly mountains of volcanic origin
lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: Tomanivi 1,324 m
timber, fish, gold, copper, offshore oil potential, hydropower
arable land: 10.95%
permanent crops: 4.65%
other: 84.4% (2005)
30 sq km (2003)
28.6 cu km (1987)
total: 0.07 cu km/yr (14%/14%/71%)
per capita: 82 cu m/yr (2000)
cyclonic storms can occur from November to January
deforestation; soil erosion
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
includes 332 islands; approximately 110 are inhabited
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