| Geography | Fiji |
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Location:
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Oceania, island group in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand |
Geographic coordinates:
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18 00 S, 175 00 E |
Map references:
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Oceania |
Area:
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total: 18,270 sq km
land: 18,270 sq km
water: 0 sq km |
Area - comparative:
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slightly smaller than New Jersey |
Land boundaries:
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0 km |
Coastline:
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1,129 km |
Maritime claims:
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measured from claimed archipelagic straight baselines
territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation; rectilinear shelf claim added |
Climate:
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tropical marine; only slight seasonal temperature variation |
Terrain:
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mostly mountains of volcanic origin |
Elevation extremes:
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lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: Tomanivi 1,324 m |
Natural resources:
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timber, fish, gold, copper, offshore oil potential, hydropower |
Land use:
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arable land: 10.95%
permanent crops: 4.65%
other: 84.4% (2005) |
Irrigated land:
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30 sq km (2003) |
Total renewable water resources:
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28.6 cu km (1987) |
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
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Total: 0.07 cu km/yr (14%/14%/71%)
Per capita: 82 cu m/yr (2000) |
Natural hazards:
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cyclonic storms can occur from November to January |
Environment - current issues:
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deforestation; soil erosion |
Environment - international agreements:
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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, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
Geography - note:
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includes 332 islands; approximately 110 are inhabited |
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