Location:
Fiji from Oceania is the most populated insular country from South Pacific(except New Zealand and Australia) composed by approximately 850 islands and islets whose closest neighbors are Vanuatu in west, Tuvalu in north, New Zealand in south and Tonga in east.
Area/Surface:
18.272 km²
Population:
860.000 people
Capital:
Suva 180.500 people
Currency:
Fijian Dollar
Languages spoken:
Fijian, Hindu, English
Religion:
Roman-Catholic, Hinduism, Methodist
Government form:
Republic, Partial Democracy
Time zone:
+12 hours Greenwich time
Cars:
FJ
Calling code:
+679
Fiji
Population and relief of Fiji:
Fiji is one of the most developed and best known states from Pacific and the main islands that compound it are Viti Levu and Vanua Levu representing the largest land part which concentrates more than 90% of the total population. The population is a mix between Indians, Polynesians and Malaysians and have one of the highest standards of living from Oceania even if the country was affected by some ethnic conflicts at the end of the last century. The relief is volcanic and the maximum elevation is on the Viti Levu Island where is also the capital Suva situated (Tomaniivi peak of 1.424 m height).
Agriculture, activities and tourism:
Three quarters of the population are working in agriculture and cultivate sugar cane (the largest part of the exports in this small country), coco trees, cassava, rice, sweet potatoes, bananas, ginger, coffee trees, cacao, corn, tropical fruits and vegetables and grow pigs and cattle. Fishing represents a success in this insular countrz together with the extraction of gold and silver and with forestry. (Find more journeys on blog.worldlifetimejourneys.com) Even like this, many teenagers go abroad to work and the tourism is the sector with the fastest development because the country is visited by more than 500.000 tourists annually. The country obtained the independence from Great Britain at 10 October 1970. Visit Fiji!
Exotic Fijian Turtle Island at sunset
