Fiji Islands

Republic of Fiji Matanitu Tugalala o Viti  (Fijian) फ़िजी गणराज्य  (Hindi)
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Rerevaka na Kalou ka Doka na Tui" (Fijian) "Fear God and honour the Queen"
Anthem: God Bless Fiji
Capital	Suva 18°10′S 178°27′E / 18.167°S 178.450°E / -18.167; 178.450
Largest city	Nasinu
Official languages	English Fijian Hindustani (Fiji Hindi)
Ethnic groups (2016)	56.8% iTaukei (indigenous Fijians) 37.5% Indian 1.2% Rotumans 4.5% ″Others″ (European, part European, other Pacific Islanders, Chinese)
Demonym	Fijian
Government	Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic
• President	George Konrote
• Prime Minister	Frank Bainimarama
Legislature	Parliament
Independence
• from the United Kingdom	10 October 1970
• Republic	7 October 1987
Area
• Total	18,274 km2 (7,056 sq mi) (156th)
• Water (%)	negligible
Population
• 2015 estimate	909,389 (161st)
• Density	46.4/km2 (120.2/sq mi) (148th)
GDP (PPP)	2016 estimate
• Total	$8.330 billion
• Per capita	$9,314
GDP (nominal)	2016 estimate
• Total	$4.964 billion
• Per capita	$5,550
Gini (2009)	42.8 medium
HDI (2014)	0.727 high · 90th
Currency	Fijian dollar (FJD)
Time zone	FJT (UTC+12)
• Summer (DST)	FJST (UTC+13)
Drives on the	left
Calling code	+679
ISO 3166 code	FJ
Internet TLD	.fj

Fiji (ⁱ/ˈfiːdʒiː/ FEE-jee (Fijian: Viti [ˈβiti]; Hindi: फ़िजी), officially the Republic of Fiji (Fijian: Matanitu Tugalala o Viti;Hindi: फ़िजी गणराज्य), 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.