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Geography
Oceania, group of islands in the North Pacific Ocean, southeast of the Philippines
7 30 N, 134 30 E
Area: 
total: 459 sq km
country comparison to the world: 
196
land: 459 sq km
water: 0 sq km
slightly more than 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC
0 km
1,519 km
territorial sea: 3 nm
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Current Weather
tropical; hot and humid; wet season May to November
varying geologically from the high, mountainous main island of Babelthuap to low, coral islands usually fringed by large barrier reefs
lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mount Ngerchelchuus 242 m
forests, minerals (especially gold), marine products, deep-seabed minerals
arable land: 8.7%
permanent crops: 4.35%
other: 86.95% (2005)
NA
typhoons (June to December)
inadequate facilities for disposal of solid waste; threats to the marine ecosystem from sand and coral dredging, illegal fishing practices, and overfishing
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
westernmost archipelago in the Caroline chain, consists of six island groups totaling more than 300 islands; includes World War II battleground of Beliliou (Peleliu) and world-famous rock islands
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