Ubicaci�n: Oceania, island group in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand

Cordenadas Geogr�ficas: 18 00 S, 175 00 E

Referencias en el mapa: Oceania

Area:
total: 18,270 sq km
land: 18,270 sq km
water: 0 sq km

Area - comparativo: slightly smaller than New Jersey

Fronteras: 0 km

Costa: 1,129 km

Demandas Mar�timas: measured from claimed archipelagic baselines
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation; rectilinear shelf claim added
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Clima: tropical marine; only slight seasonal temperature variation

Terreno: mostly mountains of volcanic origin

Extremos de Elevaci�n:
lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: Tomanivi 1,324 m

Recursos Naturales: timber, fish, gold, copper, offshore oil potential, hydropower

Uso de Tierras:
arable land: 10%
permanent crops: 4%
permanent pastures: 10%
forests and woodland: 65%
other: 11% (1993 est.)

Tierras Irrigadas: 10 sq km (1993 est.)

Peligros Naturales: cyclonic storms can occur from November to January

Ambiente - asuntos actuales: deforestation; soil erosion

Ambiente - acuerdos internacionales:
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

Nota - geograf�a: includes 332 islands of which approximately 110 are inhabited