Total Area: 298 sq. km
Land Area: 298 sq. km
Water Area: 0 sq. km
Climate Description: tropical; hot, humid; dry, northeast monsoon (November to March), rainy, southeast monsoon (June to August)
Terrain Description: flay, with white, sandy beaches
Arable Land Use: 10%
Permanent Land Crop Use:10%
Irrigated Land: 0 sq. km
Total Renewable Water Resources: 0.03 cu. km
Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 0.01 cu./yr
Per Person Water Withdrawal: 18.44 cu. m/yr
Natural Hazards Description: tsunamis, low elevation of islands makes them sensitive to rising sea levels
Environmental Current Issues: depletion of freshwater aquifers threatens water supplies; global warming and sea level rise; coral reef bleaching
Total Labor Force: 159,000
% of Labor in Agriculture: 15%
Agricultural Products Description: coconuts, corn, sweet potatoes, and fish