Fiji's Geography | Fiji Geography

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 land: 18,270 sq km water: 0 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 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: 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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