Tokelau Geography 2020, CIA World Factbook

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Tokelau Geography 2020

SOURCE: 2020 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES

Page last updated on January 27, 2020

Location:
Oceania, group of three atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand

Geographic coordinates:
9 00 S, 172 00 W

Map references:
Oceania

Area:
total: 12 sq km
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land: 12 sq km
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water: 0 sq km
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country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): 242

Area - comparative:
about 17 times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC

Land boundaries:
0 km

Coastline:
101 km
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Maritime claims:
territorial sea: 12 nm
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exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
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Climate:
tropical; moderated by trade winds (April to November)

Terrain:
low-lying coral atolls enclosing large lagoons

Elevation:
lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed location 5 m

Natural resources:
NEGL

Land use:
agricultural land: 60% (2011 est.)
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arable land: 0% (2011 est.)
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permanent crops: 60% (2011 est.)
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permanent pasture: 0% (2011 est.)
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forest: 0% (2011 est.)
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other: 40% (2011 est.)
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Irrigated land:
0 sq km (2012)
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Population distribution:
the country's small population is fairly evenly distributed amongst the three atolls

Natural hazards:
lies in Pacific cyclone belt

Environment - current issues:
overexploitation of certain fish and other marine species, coastal sand, and forest resources; pollution of freshwater lenses and coastal waters from improper disposal of chemicals

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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