<P> Land use: arable land: 0.62% permanent crops: 2.04% other: 97.34% (2005) </P> <P> Irrigated land: NA </P> <P> Natural hazards: Typhoons, but they are rarely destructive; geologically active region with frequent earth tremors; volcanic activity </P> <P> Environment - current issues: Deforestation; soil erosion; much of the surrounding coral reefs are dead or dying </P>

Which are farther north the solomon islands or the marshall islands