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Oceania > Fiji > Geography

FIJIAN GEOGRAPHY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Area > Comparative
slightly smaller than New Jersey
Area > Land 18,270 sq km Time series [153rd of 238]
Area > Total 18,270 sq km Time series [161st of 250]
Capital city with population Suva - 200,000
Climate
tropical marine; only slight seasonal temperature variation
Coastline 1,129 km [88th of 271]
Elevation extremes > Highest point Tomanivi 1,324 m Time series
Forested Land 44.6% [49th of 193]
Geographic coordinates 18 00 S, 175 00 E Time series
Land use > Arable land 10.95% Time series [104th of 258]
Largest city population 166,000 [140th of 174]
Largest city with population Suva - 200,000
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
Population density 44.49 people per sqkm [147th of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km 46.4 people/m² Time series [134th of 204]
Surface area > sq. km 18,270 km² Time series [152nd of 206]
tallest mountains > Mountain 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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