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location:
oceania. island group in the south pacific ocean. about two-thirds of the way from hawaii to new zealand
geographic coordinates:
18 00 s. 175 00 e
map references:
oceania
area:
total: 18.270 sq km land: 18.270 sq km water: 0 sq km
area - comparative:
slightly smaller than new jersey
land boundaries:
0 km
coastline:
1.129 km
maritime claims:
measured from claimed archipelagic straight baselines territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation; rectilinear shelf claim added
climate:
tropical marine; only slight seasonal temperature variation
terrain:
mostly mountains of volcanic origin
elevation extremes:
lowest point: pacific ocean 0 m highest point: tomanivi 1.324 m
natural resources:
timber. fish. gold. copper. offshore oil potential. hydropower
land use:
arable land: 10.95% permanent crops: 4.65% other: 84.4% (2001)
irrigated land:
30 sq km (1998 est.)
natural hazards:
cyclonic storms can occur from november to january
environment - current issues:
deforestation; soil erosion
environment - international agreements:
party to: biodiversity. climate change. climate change-kyoto protocol. desertification. endangered species. law of the sea. marine life conservation. ozone layer protection. tropical timber 83. tropical timber 94 signed. but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
geography - note:
includes 332 islands of which approximately 110 are inhabited
population:
893.354 (july 2005 est.)
age structure:
0-14 years: 31.4% (male 143.066/female 137.346) 15-64 years: 64.5% (male 288.434/female 287.720) 65 years and over: 4.1% (male 16.797/female 19.991) (2005 est.)
median age:
total: 24.28 years male: 23.84 years female: 24.74 years (2005 est.)
population growth rate:
1.4% (2005 est.)
birth rate:
22.73 births/1.000 population (2005 est.)
death rate:
5.65 deaths/1.000 population (2005 est.)
net migration rate:
-3.04 migrant(s)/1.000 population (2005 est.)
sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.84 male(s)/female total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
infant mortality rate:
total: 12.62 deaths/1.000 live births male: 13.97 deaths/1.000 live births female: 11.2 deaths/1.000 live births (2005 est.)
life expectancy at birth:
total population: 69.53 years male: 67.05 years female: 72.14 years (2005 est.)
total fertility rate:
2.75 children born/woman (2005 est.)
hiv/aids - adult prevalence rate:
0.1% (2003 est.)
hiv/aids - people living with hiv/aids:
600 (2003 est.)
hiv/aids - deaths:
less than 200 (2003 est.)
nationality:
noun: fijian(s) adjective: fijian
ethnic groups:
fijian 51% (predominantly melanesian with a polynesian admixture). indian 44%. european. other pacific islanders. overseas chinese. and other 5% (1998 est.)
religions:
christian 52% (methodist 37%. roman catholic 9%). hindu 38%. muslim 8%. other 2% note: fijians are mainly christian. indians are hindu. and there is a muslim minority (1986)
languages:
english (official). fijian. hindustani
literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 93.7% male: 95.5% female: 91.9% (2003 est.)
country name:
conventional long form: republic of the fiji islands conventional short form: fiji
government type:
republic note: military coup leader maj. gen. sitiveni rabuka formally declared fiji a republic on 6 october 1987
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