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CIA World Factbook 2005 | הורד מילון בבילון 9 למחשב שלך |
Location: |
Oceania, island group in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand |
Geographic coordinates: |
18 00 S, 175 00 E |
Map references: |
Oceania |
Area: |
total: 18,270 sq km
land: 18,270 sq km water: 0 sq km |
Area - comparative: |
slightly smaller than New Jersey |
Land boundaries: |
0 km |
Coastline: |
1,129 km |
Maritime claims: |
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 |
Climate: |
tropical marine; only slight seasonal temperature variation |
Terrain: |
mostly mountains of volcanic origin |
Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: Tomanivi 1,324 m |
Natural resources: |
timber, fish, gold, copper, offshore oil potential, hydropower |
Land use: |
arable land: 10.95%
permanent crops: 4.65% other: 84.4% (2001) |
Irrigated land: |
30 sq km (1998 est.) |
Natural hazards: |
cyclonic storms can occur from November to January |
Environment - current issues: |
deforestation; soil erosion |
Environment - international agreements: |
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
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
Geography - note: |
includes 332 islands of which approximately 110 are inhabited |
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CIA World Factbook 2005 | הורד מילון בבילון 9 למחשב שלך |
Location: |
Oceania, island group in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand |
Geographic coordinates: |
18 00 S, 175 00 E |
Map references: |
Oceania |
Area: |
total: 18,270 sq km
land: 18,270 sq km water: 0 sq km |
Area - comparative: |
slightly smaller than New Jersey |
Land boundaries: |
0 km |
Coastline: |
1,129 km |
Maritime claims: |
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 |
Climate: |
tropical marine; only slight seasonal temperature variation |
Terrain: |
mostly mountains of volcanic origin |
Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: Tomanivi 1,324 m |
Natural resources: |
timber, fish, gold, copper, offshore oil potential, hydropower |
Land use: |
arable land: 10.95%
permanent crops: 4.65% other: 84.4% (2001) |
Irrigated land: |
30 sq km (1998 est.) |
Natural hazards: |
cyclonic storms can occur from November to January |
Environment - current issues: |
deforestation; soil erosion |
Environment - international agreements: |
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
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
Geography - note: |
includes 332 islands of which approximately 110 are inhabited |
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