Geography Of Fiji

Location	Oceania, island group in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
Geographic coordinates	18 00 S, 175 00 E
Map references	oceania
Area	total: 18,270 sq km water: 0 sq km land: 18,270 sq km
Area comparative	slightly smaller than New Jersey
Land boundaries	0 km
Coastline	1,129 km
Maritime claims	measured from claimed archipelagic straight baselines continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation; rectilinear shelf claim added exclusive economic zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 12 nm
Climate	tropical marine; only slight seasonal temperature variation
Terrain	mostly mountains of volcanic origin
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: Tomanivi 1,324 m
Natural resources	timber, fish, gold, copper, offshore oil potential, hydropower
Land use	arable land: 10.95% permanent crops: 4.65% other: 84.4% (2001)
Irrigated land	30 sq km (1998 est.)
Natural hazards	cyclonic storms can occur from November to January
Environment - current issues	deforestation; soil erosion
Environment - international agreements	party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94 signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
Geography note	includes 332 islands of which approximately 110 are inhabited

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This information was reproduced in part from the CIA World Fact book.

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