| Location | Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Tonga |
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| Geographic coordinates | 19 02 S, 169 52 W |
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| Zone | Oceania |
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| Area | total: 260 sq km
land: 260 sq km
water: 0 sq km |
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| Land boundaries | 0 km |
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| Coastline | 64 km |
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| Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm |
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| Climate | tropical; modified by southeast trade winds |
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| Terrain | steep limestone cliffs along coast, central plateau |
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| Elevation extremes | lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed location near Mutalau settlement 68 m |
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| Natural resources | fish, arable land |
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| Irrigated land | 64 km |
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| Natural hazards | typhoons |
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Environment -
current issues | increasing attention to conservationist practices to counter loss of soil fertility from traditional slash and burn agriculture |
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Environment -
international agreements | party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Law of the Sea
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
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| Geography - note | one of world's largest coral islands |
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