Editing Geography of Fiji (section)

==Statistics==
; Location:
: Oceania, island group in the South Pacific Ocean; [[geographic coordinates]]:
: {{coord|18|00|S|179|00|E|type:country}}
; Map references:
: Oceania
; Area
:* Total: {{Convert|18274|km2||abbr=on}}
:* Land: {{Convert|18274|km2||abbr=on}}<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090106140331/http://www.sopac.org./Fiji Fiji]. SOPAC – Applied Geoscience and Technology Division</ref>
:* Water: {{Convert|0|km2||abbr=on}}
; Area – comparative:
: Slightly smaller than [[New Jersey]]; slightly less than one third [[Nova Scotia]]'s size; slightly smaller than [[Wales]]
; Land boundaries:
: {{Convert|0|km||abbr=on}}
; Coastline:
: {{Convert|1120|km||abbr=on}}
; Maritime claims
:* Measured from claimed archipelagic baselines
:* Territorial sea: {{Convert|12|nmi||lk=in}}
:* Exclusive economic zone: {{convert|1282978|km2|mi2|abbr=on}}. {{Convert|200|nmi||abbr=on}}
:* Continental shelf: {{Convert|200|m||abbr=on|adj=on}} depth or to the depth of exploitation; rectilinear shelf claim added
; Terrain:
:* Mostly mountains of volcanic origin, beaches
:* A recent global remote sensing analysis suggested that there were 438&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> of tidal flats in Fiji, making it the 49th ranked country in terms of tidal flat area.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Murray |first1=N.J. |last2=Phinn |first2=S.R. |last3=DeWitt |first3=M. |last4=Ferrari |first4=R. |last5=Johnston |first5=R. |last6=Lyons |first6=M.B. |last7=Clinton |first7=N. |last8=Thau |first8=D. |last9=Fuller |first9=R.A. |title=The global distribution and trajectory of tidal flats |journal=Nature |date=2019 |volume=565 |issue=7738 |pages=222–225 |doi=10.1038/s41586-018-0805-8 |pmid=30568300 |s2cid=56481043 |url=https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-018-0805-8}}</ref>
; Elevation extremes
:* Lowest point: Pacific Ocean {{Convert|0|km||abbr=on}}
:* Highest point: [[Mount Tomanivi]] {{Convert|1324|m||0}}
; Natural resources:
: [[Timber]], [[fish]], [[gold]], [[copper]], offshore [[petroleum|oil]] potential, [[hydropower]]
; Land use:
:* Arable land: 9.03%
:* Permanent crops: 4.65%
:* Other: 86.32% (2011)
; Irrigated land:
: {{Convert|30|km2||abbr=on}} (2003)
; Total renewable water resources:
: {{Convert|28.55|km3||abbr=on}} (2011)
; Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural)
:* total: {{Convert|0.08|km3/year|cumi/year|abbr=on}} (30%/11%/59%)
:* per capita: {{Convert|100.1|m3/year|cuyd/year|abbr=on}} (2005)
; Natural hazards:
: Cyclonic storms can occur from November to January
; Environment – current issues:
: [[Deforestation]]; [[soil erosion]]
; Environment – international agreements:
:* Party to: [[biodiversity]], climate change-[[Kyoto Protocol]], [[desertification]], [[endangered species]], [[law of the sea]], marine life conservation, ozone layer protection, [[Tropical Timber 83]], [[Tropical Timber 94]], wetlands
:* Signed, but not ratified: None of the selected agreements
; Geography – note:
: Includes 322 islands and islets of which approximately 110 are inhabited