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Fiji

EasternWesternCentralNorthernRotumaEasternWesternCentralNorthernRotumaPacific Ocean
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Profile

Background and figures as recorded in the CIA World Factbook.

Austronesians settled Fiji around 1000 B.C., followed by successive waves of Melanesians starting around the first century A.D. Fijians traded with Polynesian groups in Samoa and Tonga, and by about 900, much of Fiji was in the Tu’i Tongan Empire’s sphere of influence. The Tongan influence declined significantly by 1200, while Melanesian seafarers continued to periodically arrive in Fiji, further mixing Melanesian and Polynesian cultural traditions. The first European spotted Fiji in 1643 and by the 1800s, European merchants, missionaries, traders, and whalers frequented the islands.

Capital
Suva (on Viti Levu)
Government
parliamentary republic
Population
951,611
Area
18,274 sq km
Location
Oceania, island group in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
Climate
tropical marine; only slight seasonal temperature variation
Natural resources
timber; fish; gold; copper; offshore oil potential; hydropower
Languages
English (official); iTaukei (official); Fiji Hindi (official)
Religions
Protestant 45% (Methodist 34.6%; Assembly of God 5.7%; Seventh Day Adventist 3.9%; and Anglican 0.8%)…
Independence
10 October 1970 (from the UK)
Administrative divisions
14 provinces and 1 dependency*; Ba, Bua, Cakaudrove, Kadavu, Lau, Lomaiviti, Macuata, Nadroga and Navosa, Naitasiri, Nam…
Currency
Fijian dollars (FJD)
Export partners
USA 32%; Australia 12%; Tonga 6%; NZ 6%…
Import partners
Singapore 25%; China 16%; Australia 15%; NZ 14%…

Source: CIA World Factbook — a work of the US government, in the public domain

Subdivisions

5 on file. Listed because operations, tax and reporting are usually organised at this level rather than nationally.

NameTypeCode
EasternDivisionFJ-E
WesternDivisionFJ-W
CentralDivisionFJ-C
NorthernDivisionFJ-N
RotumaDivisionFJ-R

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Currency
Fijian dollars (FJD)
Languages
English (official); iTaukei (official); Fiji Hindi (official)
Government
parliamentary republic
Climate
tropical marine; only slight seasonal temperature variation

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