Location Oceania, island group in the South Pacific Ocean; Geographic coordinates: 18°00′S 179°00′E﻿ / ﻿18.000°S 179.000°E﻿ / -18.000; 179.000 Map references Oceania Area Total: 18,274 km2 (7,056 sq mi) Land: 18,274 km2 (7,056 sq mi)[2] Water: 0 km2 (0 sq mi) Area – comparative Slightly smaller than New Jersey; slightly less than one third Nova Scotia's size; slightly smaller than Wales Land boundaries 0 km (0 mi) Coastline 1,129 km (702 mi) Maritime claims Measured from claimed archipelagic baselines Territorial sea: 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) Exclusive economic zone: 1,282,978 km2 (495,361 sq mi).