Country

Fiji

Also Known As Republic of Fiji

Oceania

Fiji is an archipelagic country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean, comprising over 330 islands of which roughly 110 are permanently inhabited, about 1,100 nautical miles northeast of New Zealand. It gained independence from the United Kingdom on 10 October 1970. It is a unitary parliamentary republic. Its capital is Suva. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts

Capital

Suva 2

Population

926,276 2

2018 estimate, from Fiji's own Wikipedia infobox; the 2017 census recorded 884,887.

Population Estimate Year

2018 2

Area (sq km)

18,274 2

Independence or Founding Year

1970 2

Fiji gained independence from the United Kingdom on 10 October 1970.

Classification

Sovereignty Status

UN Member State 1

Fiji

Cities

Connections

Associated With

Melanesia

Bordered By Water

The Pacific Ocean

Source Fiji (Wikipedia)

Has Capital

Suva

Suva is the capital of Fiji.

Source Suva (Wikipedia)

In the Other Atlases

Nationals Include

Daniel Fatiaki

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Joni Madraiwiwi

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Kamal Kumar

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Salesi Temo

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Timoci Tuivaga

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Origin Of

Fijian

Also in Society and Culture Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Site Of

Reserve Bank of Fiji

Also in Economics Atlas: which is located in this subject.

University of the South Pacific

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Source University of the South Pacific (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articletier 2

Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article

Established in 1968, the university is organised as an intergovernmental organisation and is owned by the governments of 12 Pacific island countries: the Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu.

Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee (FASANOC)

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Source Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee (Wikipedia)Lead

Quote, Lead

responsible for entering Fiji's representatives in the Olympic Games