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Fiji is ideally located in the tropics
of the southern hemisphere. It lies on the 180 Meridian where
the dawning of each new day occurs.
Area Covered:
Latitude: 12°-21°S and
Longitude: 176°E-178°W.
The
two major islands in the group are known as Viti Levu and Vanua
Levu.
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Over 300 islands make the Fiji group
of islands with a total land area of just 18,272 square kilometers.
Of the 300 islands, only a 100 or so islands are inhabited by humans
and the rest are left as nature reserves.
Almost 80 percent of the population
live on these two islands. Still the majority of the population
live in the rural areas and the outer islands. Only about 40 percent
of the population live in urban areas. |
