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What is the total land area in Fiji and what is the percentage of the land?
87.9% of land is owned by indigenous Fijians while 3.9% is State land. Freehold land comprises 7.9% and Rotuman land is 0.3%. The capital is Suva and it is one of the two cities in Fiji. The other city is Lautoka and both are located on the island of Viti Levu.
What is the total land area in square kilometers?
148.94 million sq km
Land area: 148.94 million sq km (57.506 million sq mi). Water area: 361.132 million sq km (139.434 million sq mi). Coastline: 356,000 km (221,208 mi). Note: 70.9% of the world is water, 29.1% is land.
What is the total land area of Singapore?
728.6 km²
Singapore/Area
Why is Suva the capital of Fiji?
In 1874, control of the Fiji Islands was ceded to the United Kingdom. In 1877, the colonial authorities decided to move the capital to Suva from Levuka, Ovalau, Lomaiviti, because Levuka’s location between a steep mountain and the sea made any expansion of the town impractical.
What are the main geographical features of Fiji?
Islands of Fiji
What is the square miles of Fiji?
The Republic of Fiji is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean . The total area covered by the country is 7,056 square miles and the republic is home to an estimated population is 849,000. As shown in the Fiji Cities Map, the island nation’s closest neighbors are Vanuatu , New Caledonia , Kermadec , Tonga , the Samoas ,…
What is the largest province in Fiji?
Ba province occupies the north-west segment of the main island ‘Viti Levu’ and is the largest province in the Fiji group covering over 2,630 square kilometers – over 3-times the size of Kiribati. The 2007 census recorded a population of about 232,000. The towns in Ba include; Tavua, Ba and Nadi, and the city of Lautoka.
Is Fiji a country or a city?
Fiji is a country with a very small population which is located in the continent/region of Oceania . Countries near Fiji include Tuvalu , Vanuatu , New Caledonia and Norfolk Island. Its biggest cities and towns include Arua , Au Soso, Bega and Andako.