Climate: tropical
Terrain: sand and coral reefs and islands (or cays)
Natural resources: negligible
Land use: arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% meadows and pastures: 0% forest and woodland: 0% other: 100% (mostly grass or scrub cover)
Irrigated land: 0 sq km
Environment:
current issues: no permanent fresh water resources
natural hazards: occasional, tropical cyclones
international agreements: NA
Note: important nesting area for birds and turtles
@Coral Sea Islands:People
Population: no indigenous inhabitants; note - there are 3 meteorologists
@Coral Sea Islands:Government