Republic of Fiji
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Motto: | |
Anthem: | |
Capital and largest city | Suva 18°10′S 178°27′E / 18.167°S 178.450°E |
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Ethnic groups |
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Religion |
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Demonym(s) | Fijian |
Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic |
Wiliame Katonivere | |
Sitiveni Rabuka | |
Legislature | Parliament |
Independence | |
• from the United Kingdom | 10 October 1970 |
• Republic | 7 October 1987 |
Area | |
• Total | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (151st) |
• Water (%) | negligible |
Population | |
• 2016 estimate | 898,760 (161st) |
• 2017 census | 884,887 |
• Density | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (148th) |
GDP (PPP) | 2017 estimate |
• Total | $8.798 billion |
• Per capita | $9,777 |
GDP (nominal) | 2017 estimate |
• Total | $4.869 billion |
• Per capita | $5,411 |
Gini (2013) | 36.4 medium |
HDI (2015) | 0.736 high · 91st |
Currency | Fijian dollar (FJD) |
Time zone | UTC+12 (FJT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+13 (FJST) |
Driving side | left |
Calling code | +679 |
ISO 3166 code | FJ |
Internet TLD | .fj |
Fiji is an island country in the Pacific Ocean. It has 322 islands. The most important islands are Vanua Levu and Viti Levu. The capital city and the city with the most people is Suva. There are about 844,330 people in Fiji.The official languages of Fiji are Fijian, English and Hindustani (a mix of Hindi and Urdu). Fiji is part of the Pacific Rim. About 313000 speak Fiji Hindi.