חיפוש ברשת מילון חיפוש בפורום
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חיפוש ברשת מילון חיפוש בפורום |
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| CIA World Factbook 2005 | הורד מילון בבילון 9 למחשב שלך |
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Location: |
Oceania, archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand |
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Geographic coordinates: |
20 00 S, 175 00 W |
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Map references: |
Oceania |
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Area: |
total: 748 sq km
land: 718 sq km water: 30 sq km |
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Area - comparative: |
four times the size of Washington, DC |
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Land boundaries: |
0 km |
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Coastline: |
419 km |
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Maritime claims: |
territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation |
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Climate: |
tropical; modified by trade winds; warm season (December to May), cool season (May to December) |
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Terrain: |
most islands have limestone base formed from uplifted coral formation; others have limestone overlying volcanic base |
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Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed location on Kao Island 1,033 m |
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Natural resources: |
fish, fertile soil |
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Land use: |
arable land: 23.61%
permanent crops: 43.06% other: 33.33% (2001) |
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Irrigated land: |
NA |
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Natural hazards: |
cyclones (October to April); earthquakes and volcanic activity on Fonuafo'ou |
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Environment - current issues: |
deforestation results as more and more land is being cleared for agriculture and settlement; some damage to coral reefs from starfish and indiscriminate coral and shell collectors; overhunting threatens native sea turtle populations |
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Environment - international agreements: |
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
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Geography - note: |
archipelago of 169 islands (36 inhabited) |
More about Tonga:
| CIA World Factbook 2005 | הורד מילון בבילון 9 למחשב שלך |
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Location: |
Oceania, archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand |
|
Geographic coordinates: |
20 00 S, 175 00 W |
|
Map references: |
Oceania |
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Area: |
total: 748 sq km
land: 718 sq km water: 30 sq km |
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Area - comparative: |
four times the size of Washington, DC |
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Land boundaries: |
0 km |
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Coastline: |
419 km |
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Maritime claims: |
territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation |
|
Climate: |
tropical; modified by trade winds; warm season (December to May), cool season (May to December) |
|
Terrain: |
most islands have limestone base formed from uplifted coral formation; others have limestone overlying volcanic base |
|
Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed location on Kao Island 1,033 m |
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Natural resources: |
fish, fertile soil |
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Land use: |
arable land: 23.61%
permanent crops: 43.06% other: 33.33% (2001) |
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Irrigated land: |
NA |
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Natural hazards: |
cyclones (October to April); earthquakes and volcanic activity on Fonuafo'ou |
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Environment - current issues: |
deforestation results as more and more land is being cleared for agriculture and settlement; some damage to coral reefs from starfish and indiscriminate coral and shell collectors; overhunting threatens native sea turtle populations |
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Environment - international agreements: |
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
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Geography - note: |
archipelago of 169 islands (36 inhabited) |
More about Tonga: