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 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: 11%
permanent crops: 5%
other: 84% (1998 est.)

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, Nuclear Test Ban, 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

NOTE: The information regarding Fiji on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Fiji Geography 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Fiji Geography 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.