<hdr>The World Factbook 1994: Tonga<nl>Geography</hdr><body>
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<item><hi format=bold>Location:</hi> Oceania, Polynesia, 2,250 km north-northwest of New Zealand, about two-thirds of the way between Hawaii and New Zealand
<item><hi format=bold>Area:</hi>
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<item>• <hi format=ital>total area:</hi> 748 sq km
<item>• <hi format=ital>land area:</hi> 718 sq km
<item>• <hi format=ital>comparative area:</hi> slightly more than four times the size of Washington, DC
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<item><hi format=bold>Land boundaries:</hi> 0 km
<item><hi format=bold>Coastline:</hi> 419 km
<item><hi format=bold>Maritime claims:</hi>
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<item>• <hi format=ital>continental shelf:</hi> not specified
<item><hi format=bold>Climate:</hi> tropical; modified by trade winds; warm season (December to May), cool season (May to December)
<item><hi format=bold>Terrain:</hi> most islands have limestone base formed from uplifted coral formation; others have limestone overlying volcanic base