Tuvalu--Geography

CIA FactbookThe World Factbook 1993: Tuvalu Geography

Location: Oceania, 3,000 km east of Papua New Guinea in the South Pacific Ocean

Area: total area: 26 km2 land area: 26 km2 comparative area: about 0.1 times the size of Washington, DC

Land boundaries: 0 km

Coastline: 24 km

Maritime claims: contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 12 nm

International disputes: none

Climate: tropical; moderated by easterly trade winds (March to November); westerly gales and heavy rain (November to March)

Terrain: very low-lying and narrow coral atolls

Natural resources: fish

Land use: arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% meadows and pastures: 0% forest and woodland: 0% other: 100%

Irrigated land: NA km2

Environment: severe tropical storms are rare