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<text id=93CT1528>
<title>
Wallis & Futuna--Geography
</title>
<article><source>CIA Factbook</source><hdr>The World Factbook 1993: Wallis and Futuna
Geography</hdr><body>
<p>Location: in the South Pacific Ocean, 4,600 km southwest of
Honolulu, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
</p>
<list>
<l>Area:</l>
<l> total area: 274 km2</l>
<l> land area: 274 km2</l>
<l> comparative area: slightly larger than Washington, DC</l>
</list>
<p>note: includes Ile Uvea (Wallis Island), Ile Futuna (Futuna
Island), Ile Alofi, and 20 islets
</p>
<p>Land boundaries: 0 km
</p>
<p>Coastline: 129 km
</p>
<list>
<l>Maritime claims:</l>
<l> exclusive economic zone: 200 nm</l>
<l> territorial sea: 12 nm</l>
</list>
<p>International disputes: none
</p>
<p>Climate: tropical; hot, rainy season (November to April);
cool, dry season (May to October)
</p>
<p>Terrain: volcanic origin; low hills
</p>
<p>Natural resources: negligible
</p>
<list>
<l>Land use:</l>
<l> arable land: 5%</l>
<l> permanent crops: 20%</l>
<l> meadows and pastures: 0%</l>
<l> forest and woodland: 0%</l>
<l> other: 75%</l>
</list>
<p>Irrigated land: NA km2
</p>
<p>Environment: both island groups have fringing reefs
</p></body></article></text>