| Location | Oceania, group of three atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand |
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| Geographic coordinates | 9 00 S, 172 00 W |
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| Zone | Oceania |
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| Area | total: 10 sq km
land: 10 sq km
water: 0 sq km |
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| Land boundaries | 0 km |
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| Coastline | 101 km |
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| Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm |
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| Climate | tropical; moderated by trade winds (April to November) |
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| Terrain | low-lying coral atolls enclosing large lagoons |
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| Elevation extremes | lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed location 5 m |
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| Natural resources | NEGL |
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| Irrigated land | 101 km |
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| Natural hazards | lies in Pacific typhoon belt |
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Environment -
current issues | limited natural resources and overcrowding are contributing to emigration to New Zealand |
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| 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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