Overview of Fiji Islands

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Officially name: The Republic of the Fiji Islands

Capital: Suva

Largest city: Suva

Official language: English, Bau Fijian, and Fiji Hindi

Government: Military junta and Parliamentary Republic

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Fiji is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about 2000 km northeast of New Zealand's North Island. Its more immediate neighbours are Vanuatu to the west, France's New Caledonia to the southwest, New Zealand's Kermadec to the southeast, Tonga to the east, the Samoas and France's Wallis and Futuna to the northeast and Tuvalu to the north.

Area

Total 18,274 km2 (155th)
Water (%) negligible

Population

2009 estimate 849,000 (156th)
Density 46.4/km2 (148th)
120.3/sq mi

Currency: Fijian dollar (FJD)

Time zone

+11 (UTC+12)
Summer (DST) (UTC+13)

Drives on the left

Internet TLD: .fj

Calling code: 679

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