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GeographyLocation
Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Papua New Guinea Geographic coordinates
8 00 S, 159 00 E
Map references
Oceania
Area World Ranking: 144
Total 28,896 sq km
Land 27,986 sq km Water 910 sq km Area - comparative
Slightly smaller than Maryland
Land boundaries
0 km
Coastline
5,313 km
Maritime claims
Measured from claimed archipelagic baselines Territorial sea 12 nmExclusive economic zone 200 nm Continental shelf 200 nm Climate
Tropical monsoon; few extremes of temperature and weather Terrain
Mostly rugged mountains with some low coral atolls Elevation extremes
Lowest point Pacific Ocean 0 m
Highest point Mount Popomanaseu 2,310 m Natural resources
Fish, forests, gold, bauxite, phosphates, lead, zinc, nickel Land use
Arable land 0.62%
Permanent crops 2.04% Other 97.34% (2005) Irrigated land
NA
Total renewable water resources
44.7 cu km (1987)
Natural hazards
Typhoons, but rarely destructive; geologically active region with frequent earthquakes, tremors, and volcanic activity; tsunamis Volcanism Tinakula (elev. 851 m) has frequent eruption activity, while an eruption of Savo (elev. 485 m) could affect the capital Honiara on nearby Guadalcanal Environment - current issues
Deforestation; soil erosion; many of the surrounding coral reefs are dead or dying Environment - international agreements
Party to
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Environmental Modification, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Whaling Signed, but not ratified None of the selected agreements Geography - note
Strategic location on sea routes between the South Pacific Ocean, the Solomon Sea, and the Coral Sea; on 2 April 2007 an undersea earthquake measuring 8.1 on the Richter scale occurred 345 km WNW of the capital Honiara; the resulting tsunami devastated coastal areas of Western and Choiseul provinces with dozens of deaths and thousands dislocated; the provincial capital of Gizo was especially hard hit
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