| Official name: |
Tokelau
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| Capital: |
none; each atoll has its own administrative center
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| Area: |
total: 10 sq km water: 0 sq km land: 10 sq km
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| Location: |
Oceania, group of three atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
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| Geographic coordinates: |
9 00 S, 172 00 W
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| Comparative Area: |
about 17 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
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| Land boundaries: |
0 km
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| Coastline: |
101 km
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| Terrain: |
low-lying coral atolls enclosing large lagoons
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| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 5 m
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