Oceania, group of three atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
9 00 S, 172 00 W
Oceania
total: 12 sq km
land: 12 sq km
water: 0 sq km
about 17 times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC
total: 0 km
101 km
territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
tropical; moderated by trade winds (April to November)
low-lying coral atolls enclosing large lagoons
highest point: unnamed location 5 m
lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
NEGL
agricultural land: 60% (2018 est.)
arable land: 0% (2018 est.)
permanent crops: 60% (2018 est.)
permanent pasture: 0% (2018 est.)
forest: 0% (2018 est.)
other: 40% (2018 est.)
0 sq km (2012)
0 cubic meters (2017 est.)
the country's small population is fairly evenly distributed amongst the three atolls
lies in Pacific cyclone belt
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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