Country Data Sets for Pacific Biodiversity Information
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Capital: Avarua Population: 21,300 (2006 census) Land Area: 240 sq km No. of Islands: 15 Lat/Long (Capital): 21’14″S, 159’46″W Terrain: low coral atolls surrounded by reefs in north; volcanic, hilly islands in south Climate: tropical; moderated by trade winds Common Flora: Coconut palm, pandanus, pawpaw and breadfruit Common Fauna: Seabirds are the most common land vertebrates: shearwaters, petrels, tropicbirds, frigatebirds, terns, noddys Notes:Most of the population lives on the southern islands. |