Info about Fiji

Fiji consists of 332 islands in the southwest Pacific Ocean about 1,960 mi (3,152 km) from Sydney, Australia. About 110 of these islands are inhabited. The two largest are Viti Levu (4,109 sq mi; 10,642 sq km) and Vanua Levu (2,242 sq mi; 5,807 sq km).

Capital
Suva - 210 000 people
all city from Fiji

Country lead by
President: Ratu Josefa Iloilo (2000)
Prime Minister: Frank Bainimarama (interim, 2007)

Population
905,949 (growth rate: 1.4%); birth rate: 22.6/1000; infant mortality rate: 12.3/1000; life expectancy: 69.8; density per sq mi: 128

Land Area
7,054 sq mi (18,270 sq km)

Monetary unit
Fiji dollar

Language
English (official), Fijian, Hindustani

Ethnicity
Fijian 51%, Indian 44%, European, other Pacific Islanders, overseas Chinese, and other 5% (1998)

Religion
Christian 52% (Methodist 37%, Roman Catholic 9%), Hindu 38%, Islam 8%, other 2%

Transportation
Railways: total: 597 km; note: belongs to the government-owned Fiji Sugar (2003). Highways: total: 3,440 km; paved: 1,692 km; unpaved: 1,748 km (1999 est.) ). Waterways: 203 km; 122 km navigable by motorized craft and 200-metric-ton barges (2004). Ports and harbors: Lambasa, Lautoka, Suva. Airports: 28 (2004 est.).

Internet tld
.fj

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