Ubicación: Oceania, group of islands in the North Pacific Ocean, southeast of the Philippines

Cordenadas Geográficas: 7 30 N, 134 30 E

Referencias en el mapa: Oceania

Area:
total: 458 sq km
land: 458 sq km
water: 0 sq km

Area - comparativo: slightly more than 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC

Fronteras: 0 km

Costa: 1,519 km

Demandas Marítimas:
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm
extended fishing zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 3 nm

Clima: wet season May to November; hot and humid

Terreno: varying geologically from the high, mountainous main island of Babelthuap to low, coral islands usually fringed by large barrier reefs

Extremos de Elevación:
lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mount Ngerchelchauus 242 m

Recursos Naturales: forests, minerals (especially gold), marine products, deep-seabed minerals

Uso de Tierras:
arable land: NA%
permanent crops: NA%
permanent pastures: NA%
forests and woodland: NA%
other: NA%

Tierras Irrigadas: NA sq km

Peligros Naturales: typhoons (June to December)

Ambiente - asuntos actuales: inadequate facilities for disposal of solid waste; threats to the marine ecosystem from sand and coral dredging, illegal fishing practices, and overfishing

Ambiente - acuerdos internacionales:
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Law of the Sea
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

Nota - geografía: includes World War II battleground of Beliliou (Peleliu) and world-famous rock islands; archipelago of six island groups totaling over 200 islands in the Caroline chain