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GEOGRAPHY
Location:
Oceania, archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half
of the way from South America to Australia
comparative
area: slightly less than one-third the size of Connecticut
exclusive
economic zone: 200 nm
International
disputes: none
Climate:
tropical, but moderate
Terrain:
mixture of rugged high islands and low islands with reefs
Natural
resources: timber, fish, cobalt
natural
hazards: occasional cyclonic storms in January
international
agreements: NA
Note:
includes five archipelagoes; Makatea in French Polynesia is
one of the three great phosphate rock islands in the Pacific
Ocean - the others are Banaba (Ocean Island) in Kiribati and
Nauru.
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