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Fiji Islands

Republic of Fiji
  • Matanitu Tugalala o Viti  (Fijian)
  • फ़िजी गणराज्य  (Hindi)
Flag of Fiji
Coat of arms of Fiji
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Rerevaka na Kalou ka Doka na Tui" (Fijian)
"Fear God and honour the Queen"
Anthem: God Bless Fiji
Location of Fiji
Capital Suva
18°10′S 178°27′E / 18.167°S 178.450°E / -18.167; 178.450
Largest city Nasinu
Official languages
Ethnic groups (2016)
Demonym Fijian
Government Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic
• President
George Konrote
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) Increase 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 (Listeni/ˈf/ 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.


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