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Area > Comparative
slightly smaller than New Jersey |
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Area > Land
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18,270 sq km |
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[153rd of 238]
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Area > Total
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18,270 sq km |
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[161st of 250]
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Capital city with population
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Suva - 200,000 |
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Climate
tropical marine; only slight seasonal temperature variation |
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Coastline
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1,129 km |
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[88th of 271]
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Elevation extremes > Highest point
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Tomanivi 1,324 m |
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Forested Land
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44.6% |
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[49th of 193]
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Geographic coordinates
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18 00 S, 175 00 E |
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Land use > Arable land
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10.95% |
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[104th of 258]
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Largest city population
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166,000 |
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[140th of 174]
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Largest city with population
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Suva - 200,000 |
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Location
Oceania, island group in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand |
Map references
Oceania |
Natural hazards
cyclonic storms can occur from November to January |
Natural resources
timber, fish, gold, copper, offshore oil potential, hydropower |
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Population density
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44.49 people per sqkm |
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[147th of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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46.4 people/m²
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[134th of 204]
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Surface area > sq. km
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18,270 km²
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[152nd of 206]
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tallest mountains > Mountain
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Tomanivi |
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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; FAO; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; Heal The World Foundation.; World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Fiji, Republic of the Fiji Islands
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