Geography Of Vanuatu

Location	Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to Australia
Geographic coordinates	16 00 S, 167 00 E
Map references	oceania
Area	total: 12,200 sq km land: 12,200 sq km note: includes more than 80 islands, about 65 of which are inhabited water: 0 sq km
Area comparative	slightly larger than Connecticut
Land boundaries	0 km
Coastline	2,528 km
Maritime claims	measured from claimed archipelagic baselines exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin contiguous zone: 24 nm territorial sea: 12 nm
Climate	tropical; moderated by southeast trade winds from May to October; moderate rainfall from November to April; may be affected by cyclones from December to April
Terrain	mostly mountainous islands of volcanic origin; narrow coastal plains
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: Tabwemasana 1,877 m
Natural resources	manganese, hardwood forests, fish
Land use	arable land: 2.46% permanent crops: 7.38% other: 90.16% (2001)
Irrigated land	NA sq km
Natural hazards	tropical cyclones or typhoons (January to April); volcanism causes minor earthquakes; tsunamis
Environment - current issues	a majority of the population does not have access to a potable and reliable supply of water; deforestation
Environment - international agreements	party to: Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 94 signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
Geography note	a Y-shaped chain of four main islands and 80 smaller islands; several of the islands have active volcanoes

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This information was reproduced in part from the CIA World Fact book.

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