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Economic Indicator: Geography (Location, geographic coordinates, map references, area, terrain, elevation extremes, borders, coastline and maritime claims)
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Detailed Analysis for Year: 2015
Full Dataset: from 1993 to 2014
Dataset updated: 17th March 2015
Data Source: CIA Factbook
National or Regional Currency: Pa'anga
Currency Symbol: TOP
Location: Oceania, archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
Geographic Coordinates: 20 00 S, 175 00 W
Map References: Oceania
Area: total: 747 sq km ; land: 717 sq km ; water: 30 sq km
Area - Comparative: four times the size of Washington, DC
Terrain: most islands have limestone base formed from uplifted coral formation; others have limestone overlying volcanic base
Elevation Extremes(M): lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m ; highest point: unnamed elevation on Kao Island 1,033 m
Land Boundaries(Km): 0 km
Coastline: 362 km
Maritime Claims: territorial sea: 12 nm ; exclusive economic zone: 200 nm ; continental shelf: 200 m depth or to the depth of exploitation
Geography - Note: archipelago of 169 islands (36 inhabited)