Fiji
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Republic of Fiji |
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Motto: "Rerevaka na Kalou ka Doka na Tui" (Fijian)
"Fear God and honour the Queen" |
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| Capital |
Suva 18°10′S 178°27′E / 18.167°S 178.450°E |
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| Largest city | Nasinu | ||||
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| Demonym | Fijian | ||||
| Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic | ||||
| George Konrote | |||||
| Frank Bainimarama | |||||
| Legislature | Parliament | ||||
| Independence | |||||
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• from the United Kingdom
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10 October 1970 | ||||
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• Republic
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7 October 1987 | ||||
| Area | |||||
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• Total
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18,274 km2 (7,056 sq mi) (156th) | ||||
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• Water (%)
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negligible | ||||
| Population | |||||
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• 2015 estimate
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909,389 (161st) | ||||
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• Density
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46.4/km2 (120.2/sq mi) (148th) | ||||
| GDP (PPP) | 2016 estimate | ||||
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• Total
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$8.330 billion | ||||
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• Per capita
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$9,314 | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | 2016 estimate | ||||
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• Total
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$4.964 billion | ||||
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• Per capita
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$5,550 | ||||
| Gini (2009) | 42.8 medium |
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| HDI (2014) |
 0.727high · 90th |
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| Currency | Fijian dollar (FJD) | ||||
| Time zone | FJT (UTC+12) | ||||
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• Summer (DST)
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FJST (UTC+13) | ||||
| Drives on the | left | ||||
| Calling code | +679 | ||||
| ISO 3166 code | FJ | ||||
| Internet TLD | .fj | ||||
Fiji (
i/ˈfiːdʒiː/ FEE-jee (Fijian: Viti; Hindi: फ़िजी), officially the Republic of Fiji (Fijian: Matanitu Tugalala o Viti;Hindi: रिपब्लिक ऑफ फीजी), is an island country in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about 1,100 nautical miles (2,000 km; 1,300 mi) northeast of New Zealand's North Island. Its closest neighbours are Vanuatu to the west, New Caledonia to the southwest, New Zealand's Kermadec Islands to the southeast, Tonga to the east, the Samoas and France's Wallis and Futuna to the northeast, and Tuvalu to the north.
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