| Location | Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Tonga |
| Geographic coordinates | 19 02 S, 169 52 W |
| Map references | Oceania |
| Area | total: 260 sq km land: 260 sq km water: 0 sq km |
| Area - comparative | 1.5 times the size of Washington, DC |
| Land boundaries | total: 0 km |
| Coastline | 64 km |
| Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm |
| Climate | tropical; modified by southeast trade winds |
| Terrain | steep limestone cliffs along coast, central plateau |
| Elevation extremes | highest point: unnamed elevation 1.4 km east of Hikutavake 80 m lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m |
| Natural resources | arable land, fish |
| Land use | agricultural land: 19.1% (2018 est.) arable land: 3.8% (2018 est.) permanent crops: 11.5% (2018 est.) permanent pasture: 3.8% (2018 est.) forest: 71.2% (2018 est.) other: 9.7% (2018 est.) |
| Irrigated land | 0 sq km (2012) |
| Total renewable water resources | 0 cubic meters (2017 est.) |
| Natural hazards | tropical cyclones |
| Geography - note | one of world's largest coral islands; the only major break in the surrounding coral reef occurs in the central western part of the coast |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
