Geography (Fiji)
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     Total area:
         18,270 km2
     Land area:
         18,270 km2
     Comparative area:
         slightly smaller than New Jersey
     Land boundaries:
         none
     Coastline:
         1,129 km
     Maritime claims:
         (measured from claimed archipelagic baselines)
       Continental shelf:
         200 m (depth) or to depth of exploitation; rectilinear shelf claim added
       Exclusive economic zone:
         200 nm
       Territorial sea:
         12 nm
     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 8%; permanent crops 5%; meadows and pastures 3%; forest and
         woodland 65%; other 19%; includes irrigated NEGL%
     Environment:
         subject to hurricanes from November to January; includes 332 islands of
         which approximately 110 are inhabited
     Note:
         located 2,500 km north of New Zealand in the South Pacific Ocean