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Fiji

Fiji Geography Stats

Definitions

  • Area > Comparative: The area of various small countries expressed in comparison to various areas within the United States of America.
  • Area > Land: Total land area in square kilometres
  • Area > Land > Per capita: Total land area in square kilometres Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Area > Total: Total area in square kilometers
  • Average precipitation in depth > Mm per year: Average precipitation in depth (mm per year). Average precipitation is the long-term average in depth (over space and time) of annual precipitation in the country. Precipitation is defined as any kind of water that falls from clouds as a liquid or a solid.
  • Average rainfall in depth > Mm per year: Average rainfall is the long-term average in depth (over space and time) of annual precipitation in the country. Precipitation is defined as any kind of water that falls from clouds as a liquid or a solid.
  • Climate: A brief description of typical weather regimes throughout the year.
  • Coastline: The total length of the boundary between the land area (including islands) and the sea.
  • Geographic coordinates: This entry includes rounded latitude and longitude figures for the purpose of finding the approximate geographic center of an entity and is based on the Gazetteer of Conventional Names, Third Edition, August 1988, US Board on Geographic Names and on other sources.
  • Land area > Sq. km: Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes."
  • Land area > Square miles: Country land area.
  • Location: The country's regional location, neighboring countries, and adjacent bodies of water.
  • Natural resources: A country's mineral, petroleum, hydropower, and other resources of commercial importance.
  • Surface area > Sq. km: Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.
  • Terrain: A brief description of the topography
STAT AMOUNT DATE RANK HISTORY
Area > Comparative slightly smaller than New Jersey 2013
Area > Land 18,270 sq km 2008 152nd out of 235
Area > Land > Per capita 19.61 sq km per 1,000 people 2008 81st out of 224
Area > Total 18,274 sq km 2013 158th out of 251
Average precipitation in depth > Mm per year 2,592 2011 11th out of 178
Average rainfall in depth > Mm per year 2,592 2008 11th out of 169
Climate tropical marine; only slight seasonal temperature variation 2013
Coastline 1,129 km 2014 81st out of 242
Geographic coordinates 18 00 S, 175 00 E 2013
Land area > Sq. km 18,270 sq km 2008 147th out of 199
Land area > Square miles 7,095 square miles 2013 69th out of 86
Location Oceania, island group in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand 2013
Natural resources timber, fish, gold, copper, offshore oil potential, hydropower 2013
Surface area > Sq. km 18,270 km² 2005 151st out of 204
Terrain mostly mountains of volcanic origin 2013

SOURCES: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; Food and Agriculture Organization; Food and Agriculture Organisation, electronic files and web site.; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; British Broadcasting Corporation 2014; World Development Indicators database

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Fiji Geography Profiles (Subcategories)

Area 11 Land use 3
Environment 3 Maritime claims 4
Freshwater withdrawal 6 Surface area 3
Land area 3
  • Fiji ranked first for maritime claims > exclusive economic zone amongst East Asia and Pacific in 2013.
  • Fiji ranked 27 places from the bottom for area > water amongst Christian countries in 2013.
  • Fiji ranked last for area > total amongst Religious countries in 2013.
  • Fiji ranked 12 places from the bottom for maritime claims > territorial sea amongst Hot countries in 2013.
  • Fiji ranked #4 for average rainfall in depth > mm per year amongst Former British colonies in 2008.

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