<hdr>The World Factbook 1994: Vanuatu<nl>Geography</hdr><body>
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<item><hi format=bold>Location:</hi> Oceania, Melanesia, 5,750 km southwest of Honolulu in the South Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way between Hawaii and Australia
<item><hi format=bold>Area:</hi>
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<item>• <hi format=ital>total area:</hi> 14,760 sq km
<item>• <hi format=ital>land area:</hi> 14,760 sq km
<item>• <hi format=ital>comparative area:</hi> slightly larger than Connecticut
<item>• <hi format=ital>note:</hi> includes more than 80 islands
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<item><hi format=bold>Land boundaries:</hi> 0 km
<item><hi format=bold>Coastline:</hi> 2,528 km
<item><hi format=bold>Maritime claims:</hi> measured from claimed archipelagic baselines
<item><hi format=bold>Climate:</hi> tropical; moderated by southeast trade winds
<item><hi format=bold>Terrain:</hi> mostly mountains of volcanic origin; narrow coastal plains
<item><hi format=bold>Natural resources:</hi> manganese, hardwood forests, fish
<item><hi format=bold>Land use:</hi>
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<item>• <hi format=ital>arable land:</hi> 1%
<item>• <hi format=ital>permanent crops:</hi> 5%
<item>• <hi format=ital>meadows and pastures:</hi> 2%
<item>• <hi format=ital>forest and woodland:</hi> 1%
<item>• <hi format=ital>other:</hi> 91%
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<item><hi format=bold>Irrigated land:</hi> NA sq km
<item><hi format=bold>Environment:</hi>
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<item>• <hi format=ital>current issues:</hi> NA
<item>• <hi format=ital>natural hazards:</hi> subject to tropical cyclones or typhoons (January to April); volcanism causes minor earthquakes
<item>• <hi format=ital>international agreements:</hi> party to—Biodiversity, Climate Change, Marine Dumping, Ship Pollution; signed, but not ratified—Law of the Sea