| Location | Oceania, group of islands in the North Pacific Ocean, southeast of the Philippines |
| Geographic coordinates | 7 30 N, 134 30 E |
| Map references | Oceania |
| Area | total: 459 sq km land: 459 sq km water: 0 sq km |
| Area - comparative | slightly more than 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC |
| Land boundaries | total: 0 km |
| Coastline | 1,519 km |
| Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200 nm |
| Climate | tropical; hot and humid; wet season May to November |
| Terrain | varying topography from the high, mountainous main island of Babelthuap to low, coral islands usually fringed by large barrier reefs |
| Elevation extremes | highest point: Mount Ngerchelchuus 242 m lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m |
| Natural resources | forests, minerals (especially gold), marine products, deep-seabed minerals |
| Land use | agricultural land: 10.8% (2018 est.) arable land: 2.2% (2018 est.) permanent crops: 4.3% (2018 est.) permanent pasture: 4.3% (2018 est.) forest: 87.6% (2018 est.) other: 1.6% (2018 est.) |
| Irrigated land | 0 sq km (2012) |
| Total renewable water resources | 0 cubic meters (2017 est.) |
| Natural hazards | typhoons (June to December) |
| Geography - note | westernmost archipelago in the Caroline chain, consists of six island groups totaling more than 300 islands; includes World War II battleground of Beliliou (Peleliu) and world-famous Rock Islands |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
