LOCATION OF THE FIJI ISLANDS
Fiji’s 300 plus islands are situated in the South Pacific, halfway between Melanesia (which consists of Vanuatu, Solomons, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea and New Caledonia) and Polynesia (which is made up of Samoa, the Cooks, French Polynesia, Tonga).
They lie south of the equator, just north of the Tropic of Capricorn and west of the International Dateline. The territorial limits consist an area of 1.3 million sq km but only 1.5% of this is dry land.

VITI & VANUA LEVU
Viti Levu at 10,390 sq km (4052 sq mi), and Vanua Levu at 5538 sq km (2160 sq mi) are the biggest islands. Suva, he capital is situated on the south-western coast of Viti Levu, and the island also has the country's highest peak - Mt Tomanivi (Mt Victoria) at 1323m (4339ft).

THE NEIGHBOURING ISLANDS
Taveuni and Kadavu are also substantial islands, but the rest of the country is made up of small islands divided into the Lomaiviti, Lau, Moala, Yasawa, Mamanuca and Rotuma groups. Many of these islands are relatively untouched and there are also many beautiful reefs, lagoons, harbors, as well as natural vegetation. Around 15% of the country's forests have been cleared since the 1960s and this has resulted in erosion.

The environment has not been properly managed, and pollution and waste continue to sully the waterways and lands around the urban areas, particularly around Suva.