Location
The country of Fiji is in the Oceania continent and the latitude and longitude for the country are 18.1667° S, 178.4500° E. (Mapsoftheworld.com)
Government
The Fijian government was formed in 1970, after Fiji gain independence from Britain. Fiji is currently run by a Prime Minister, nammed Epeli Nailatikau who is indo-fijian. This can be called a Republic or a Parliament Monarchy.
- The President is the head of state while the Prime Minister is head of Fiji Government. The parliament is comprised of the President, an elected House of Representatives with 1 member and a nominated Senate with 32 members.
- Currently Fiji is divided into four administrative divisions and one dependency. Central based in Nausori, Eastern based in Levuka, Northern based in Labasa and Western based in Lautoka. The 14 provinces are governed by the FAB. The urban affairs are controlled by the city and town councils. Fiji Government has a good administrative system.
- Fiji Government was formed in 1970, when the country gained independence from Britain. Fiji inherited a parliamentary democracy. It was interrupted when a military regime was established in 1987 followed by two coups under the leadership of Sitiveni Rabuka. In 1992 again an elected government cams to power
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9.17% of the land is used for farming, things like maize and rice and are replanted after each harvest. 4.65% of the land is used for rubber trees, coffee, citrus, etc. they are permanent crops and are not replanted after the harvest. The remaining 86.17% is used for roads, forests, housing, permanent meadows, and grasslands. Fiji, including all of its islands, takes up 7,054 square miles of space. (indexmundi.com)
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The Fijian dollar comes in 2$, 5$, 10$, 20$, 50$, and 100$. They also use the same symbols and cents as Americans. 1 fijian dollar is equivalent of .52 USD. (xe.com)
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Capital City |
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The capital city of Fiji is Suva. Suva has been the capital since 1882, most of the population lives in in this area. Suva is only 791 square miles big, and contains around 85,600 people out of the 905,949 people currently living in Fiji. Suva is also the largest city in Fiji, and experienced a population inflation in the years 1960-1970.
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Adopted on October 10th, 1970, this flag has the London jack on it to symbolize the connections with Britain. The turquoise blue color represents the pacific ocean, which surrounds the country. The shield shaped image, is Fiji's coat of arms, which portrays a yellow lion, bananas, sugar cane, a white dove, and the cross of Saint George. The sugar cane is important to Fiji because it is one of their main exports. The lion emblematizes power, while the dove shows peace. (Fijiflagfacts.com)
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Time Zone |
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Fiji is 19 Hours ahead of Central time, 5 hours ahead of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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The people of Fiji are called Fijian(s). Fiji has a population of 905,949 (2014). Their daily choice of food can be anywhere from tropical fruit and vegetables, to sea food and lamb.
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