total area: 163,270 km2 land area: 960 km2 land area: 16,995,800 km2 comparative area: slightly smaller than Texas Land boundaries: total 535 km, Mozambique 1,231 km, South Africa Bora-Bora French Polynesia and Nauru *Kiribati, People Population: 12,755,873 (July 1993 est.) Population growth rate: 2.43% (1993 est.) Note: defense is responsibility
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