Fiji is a country in Oceania, with about 933,000 people (2025) and an area of 18,270 square kilometres. Its capital is Suva, and it has no land borders.
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18,270 km² (7,054 sq mi) World Bank, surface area. 151st largest of 195.
Population density
51 people per km²
Land neighbours
None. It has no land borders with another country.
Official name
Republic of Fiji
UN status
Member state
Capital coordinates
18.13° S, 178.44° E Suva, Natural Earth.
No land borders
Fiji shares no land border with another country. Its nearest neighbours are across the sea, as the map above shows.
From the Geography app
The app teaches each country through short hand written lenses: PLACE for physical geography, STORY for history and identity, NOW for the news, and THREAD for the ties between countries. Here is one of Fiji's 8, in full.
PLACELens 1 of 8
An archipelago that straddles the date line
Fiji scatters more than 330 islands across 1.3 million square kilometers of the South Pacific, though its land totals 18,300 square kilometers. Viti Levu and Vanua Levu hold nearly 90 percent of the population and most arable land. The capital, Suva, sits on Viti Levu's wet southeastern coast; the drier west holds Nadi, the tourism gateway. Fiji lies near the Pacific and Australian plate boundary, which gave it volcanic origins, fertile soil and seismic risk. Reefs ring the islands, including the Great Astrolabe Reef.
More on Great Astrolabe Reef
Located south of Kadavu Island, the Great Astrolabe Reef is a 100-kilometer barrier reef supporting extraordinary biodiversity. Coral bleaching events, particularly in 2016, have damaged sections, but it remains one of Fiji's most important marine ecosystems.
7 more lenses on Fiji in the app
STORY A ceremony in a bowl that holds a nation together
STORY Four coups in twenty years and then a new constitution
NOW The country that speaks for a drowning ocean
THREAD A small nation caught between Pacific powers
NOW Tourism built this economy and climate could break it
STORY Sevens gold and the sport that defines a nation
THREAD Fiji's politics still run on a labor contract
Titles only. The app brings each lens back on a spaced repetition schedule set by how well you knew it: New, Hazy or Clear.
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Common questions
What is the capital of Fiji?
The capital of Fiji is Suva. Suva lies at about 18.1 degrees south and 178.4 degrees east. Fiji is in Oceania. It is home to about 933,000 people. The world capitals quiz on this site tests every capital, and the printable capitals sheets cover each continent.
What is the population of Fiji?
About 933,000 people live in Fiji, according to the World Bank figures for 2025. That makes it the 158th most populous of the 195 countries. With an area of 18,270 square kilometres, that is about 51 people per square kilometre.
What countries border Fiji?
None. Fiji has no land borders with any other country. It is surrounded by sea, so every neighbour of Fiji is across the water. It lies in Oceania. Its area is 18,270 square kilometres, and about 933,000 people live there.
How big is Fiji?
Fiji covers 18,270 square kilometres, or about 7,054 square miles. That makes it the 151st largest of the 195 countries. The figure is total surface area, which includes inland water such as lakes and rivers. Its population of about 933,000 gives a density of 51 people per square kilometre.
Fiji is a country in Oceania, with about 933,000 people (2025) and an area of 18,270 square kilometres. Its capital is Suva, and it has no land borders.
Capital
Suva
Continent
Oceania
Population
933,154 2025, World Bank. 158th of 195.
Area
18,270 km² (7,054 sq mi) World Bank, surface area. 151st largest of 195.
Population density
51 people per km²
Land neighbours
None. It has no land borders with another country.
Official name
Republic of Fiji
UN status
Member state
PLACE · from the Geography app
An archipelago that straddles the date line
Fiji scatters more than 330 islands across 1.3 million square kilometers of the South Pacific, though its land totals 18,300 square kilometers. Viti Levu and Vanua Levu hold nearly 90 percent of the population and most arable land. The capital, Suva, sits on Viti Levu's wet southeastern coast; the drier west holds Nadi, the tourism gateway. Fiji lies near the Pacific and Australian plate boundary, which gave it volcanic origins, fertile soil and seismic risk. Reefs ring the islands, including the Great Astrolabe Reef.
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