Geography (Niue)
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     Total area:
         260 km2
     Land area:
         260 km2
     Comparative area:
         slightly less than 1.5 times the size of Washington, DC
     Land boundaries:
         none
     Coastline:
         64 km
     Maritime claims:
       Exclusive economic zone:
         200 nm
       Territorial sea:
         12 nm
     Disputes:
         none
     Climate:
         tropical; modified by southeast trade winds
     Terrain:
         steep limestone cliffs along coast, central plateau
     Natural resources:
         fish, arable land
     Land use:
         arable land 61%; permanent crops 4%; meadows and pastures 4%; forest and
         woodland 19%; other 12%
     Environment:
         subject to typhoons
     Note:
         one of world's largest coral islands; located about 460 km east of Tonga




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