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Republic of Fiji
🗺️ Suva, Fiji
Capital city
📍 -18.1416°, 178.4419°View larger map →
📍 Essential Info
CapitalSuva (on Viti Levu)
TimezoneUTC+12 (17 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Population951.6K
LanguagesEnglish (official), iTaukei (official), Fiji Hindi (official)
Governmentparliamentary republic
🔌 Practical Info
Driving SideRight
Electrical PlugsVaries
Internet Code.fj
Internet Users79%
GDP per Capita$14,100
🌍 Geography
LocationOceania, island group in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
Size Comparisonslightly smaller than New Jersey
Climatetropical marine; only slight seasonal temperature variation
Terrainmostly mountains of volcanic origin
👥 People & Culture
Ethnic GroupsiTaukei 56.8% (predominantly Melanesian with a Polynesian admixture), Indo-Fijian 37.5%, Rotuman 1.2%, other 4.5% (European, part European, other Paci...
ReligionsProtestant 45% (Methodist 34.6%, Assembly of God 5.7%, Seventh Day Adventist 3.9%, and Anglican 0.8%), Hindu 27.9%, other Christian 10.4%, Roman Catho...
Median Age32 years
Life Expectancy74.8 years
National HolidayFiji (Independence) Day, 10 October (1970)
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Cultural Information
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Data sourced from the CIA World Factbook