200 nmi (370 km; 230 mi) Continental shelf: 200 m (660 ft) depth or to the depth of exploitation; rectilinear shelf claim added Climate Tropical marine; only slight seasonal temperature variation Terrain Mostly mountains of volcanic origin, beaches Elevation extremes Lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 km (0 mi) Highest point: Mount Tomanivi 1,324 metres (4,344 ft) Natural resources Timber, fish, gold, copper, offshore oil potential, hydropower Land use Arable land: 9.03% Permanent crops: 4.65% Other: 86.32% (2011) Irrigated land 30 km2 (12 sq mi) (2003) Total renewable water resources 28.55 km3 (6.85 cu mi) (2011) Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural) total: 0.08 km3/a (0.019 cu mi/a) (30%/11%/59%) per capita: 100.1 m3/a (130.9 cu yd/a) (2005) Natural hazards Cyclonic storms can occur from November to January Environment – current issues Deforestation; soil erosion Environment – international agreements Party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands Signed, but not ratified: None of the selected agreements Geography – note Includes 322 islands and islets of which approximately 110 are inhabited