Location:
Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
Geographic coordinates:
13 18 S, 176 12 W
Map references:
Oceania
Area: Area - comparative: Land boundaries: Coastline: Maritime claims: Climate: Terrain: Elevation: Natural resources: Land use: Irrigated land: Natural hazards: Environment - current issues: Geography - note:
total: 142 sq km
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land: 142 sq km
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water: 0 sq km
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note: includes Ile Uvea (Wallis Island), Ile Futuna (Futuna Island), Ile Alofi, and 20 islets
country comparison to the world: 221
1.5 times the size of Washington, DC
0 km
129 km
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territorial sea: 12 nm
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exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
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tropical; hot, rainy season (November to April); cool, dry season (May to October); rains 250-300 cm per year (80% humidity); average temperature 26.6 degrees Celsius
volcanic origin; low hills
mean elevation: NA
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elevation extremes: lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mont Singavi (on Futuna) 522 m
NEGL
agricultural land: 42.8%
arable land 7.1%; permanent crops 35.7%; permanent pasture 0%
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forest: 41.9%
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other: 15.3% (2011 est.)
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0 sq km (2012)
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cyclones; tsunamis
deforestation (only small portions of the original forests remain) largely as a result of the continued use of wood as the main fuel source; as a consequence of cutting down the forests, the mountainous terrain of Futuna is particularly prone to erosion; there are no permanent settlements on Alofi because of the lack of natural freshwater resources
both island groups have fringing reefs; Wallis contains several prominent crater lakes