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FijiGeography
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Location: |
Oceania, island group in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
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Geographic coordinates: |
18 00 S, 175 00 E
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Map references: |
Oceania
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Area: |
total: 18,270 sq km
land: 18,270 sq km
water: 0 sq km
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Area - comparative: |
slightly smaller than New Jersey
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Land boundaries: |
0 km
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Coastline: |
1,129 km
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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
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Climate: |
tropical marine; only slight seasonal temperature variation
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Terrain: |
mostly mountains of volcanic origin
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Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: Tomanivi 1,324 m
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Natural resources: |
timber, fish, gold, copper, offshore oil potential, hydropower
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Land use: |
arable land: 10.95%
permanent crops: 4.65%
other: 84.4% (2001)
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Irrigated land: |
30 sq km (1998 est.)
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Natural hazards: |
cyclonic storms can occur from November to January
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Environment - current issues: |
deforestation; soil erosion
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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
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Geography - note: |
includes 332 islands of which approximately 110 are inhabited
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More about Fiji:
Introduction
People
Government
Economy
Communications
Transportation
Military
Transnational Issues
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World Factbook INDEX:
List of Terms: Terms beginning with "A", Page 1 |
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1 2 3 4 5 6 A: Page 1 of 6.
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