| Location | Oceania, group of three atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand |
| Geographic coordinates | 9 00 S, 172 00 W |
| Map references | Oceania |
| Area | total: 12 sq km land: 12 sq km water: 0 sq km |
| Area - comparative | about 17 times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC |
| Land boundaries | total: 0 km |
| Coastline | 101 km |
| Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm |
| Climate | tropical; moderated by trade winds (April to November) |
| Terrain | low-lying coral atolls enclosing large lagoons |
| Elevation extremes | highest point: unnamed location 5 m lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m |
| Natural resources | NEGL |
| Land use | 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.) |
| Irrigated land | 0 sq km (2012) |
| Total renewable water resources | 0 cubic meters (2017 est.) |
| Natural hazards | lies in Pacific cyclone belt |
| 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 |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
