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Introduction - Tonga: | Location - Tonga: | 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: 748 sq km
land: 718 sq km
water: 30 sq km | | Area comparative | four times the size of Washington, DC | | Land boundaries | 0 km | | Coastline | 419 km | | Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200 m depth or to the depth of exploitation | | Climate | tropical; modified by trade winds; warm season (December to May), cool season (May to December) | | Terrain | most islands have limestone base formed from uplifted coral formation; others have limestone overlying volcanic base | | Elevation extremes | lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed location on Kao Island 1,033 m | | Natural resources | fish, fertile soil | | Land use | arable land: 20%
permanent crops: 14.67%
other: 65.33% (2005) | | Irrigated land | NA | | Natural hazards | cyclones (October to April); earthquakes and volcanic activity on Fonuafoou | | Environment current issues | deforestation results as more and more land is being cleared for agriculture and settlement; some damage to coral reefs from starfish and indiscriminate coral and shell collectors; overhunting threatens native sea turtle populations | | Environment international agreements | party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements | | Geography note | archipelago of 169 islands (36 inhabited) | |
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This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007 Source: CIA >>> |