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Fiji Geography 1996

Location:

Oceania, island group in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand

Map references:

Oceania

Area:

total area:

18,270 sq km

land area:

18,270 sq km

comparative area:

slightly smaller than New Jersey

Land boundaries:

0 km

Coastline:

1,129 km

Maritime claims:

measured from claimed archipelagic 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

International disputes:

none

Climate:

tropical marine; only slight seasonal temperature variation

Terrain:

mostly mountains of volcanic origin

Natural resources:

timber, fish, gold, copper, offshore oil potential

Land use:

arable land:

permanent crops:

meadows and pastures:

forest and woodland:

65%

other:

19%

Irrigated land:

10 sq km (1989 est.)

Environment:

current issues:

deforestation; soil erosion

natural hazards:

cyclonic storms can occur from November to January

international agreements:

party to - Biodiversity, Climate Change, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Tropical Timber 94

Note:

includes 332 islands of which approximately 110 are inhabited

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