| 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: 18,274 sq km land: 18,274 sq km water: 0 sq km |
| Area - comparative | slightly smaller than New Jersey |
| Land boundaries | total: 0 km |
| Coastline | 1,129 km |
| Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation measured from claimed archipelagic straight baselines |
| Climate | tropical marine; only slight seasonal temperature variation |
| Terrain | mostly mountains of volcanic origin |
| Elevation extremes | highest point: Tomanivi 1,324 m lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m |
| Natural resources | timber, fish, gold, copper, offshore oil potential, hydropower |
| Land use | agricultural land: 23.3% (2018 est.) arable land: 9% (2018 est.) permanent crops: 4.7% (2018 est.) permanent pasture: 9.6% (2018 est.) forest: 55.7% (2018 est.) other: 21% (2018 est.) |
| Irrigated land | 40 sq km (2012) |
| Total renewable water resources | 28.55 billion cubic meters (2017 est.) |
| Natural hazards | cyclonic storms can occur from November to January |
| Geography - note | consists of 332 islands, approximately 110 of which are inhabited, and more than 500 islets |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
