Capital:
Suva
Area:
18,333 sq km / 7,078 sq ml
Language:
English, Fijian, Hindi
Currency:
Fiji Dollar
Population:
868,531
Life expectancy:
64 (men), 68 (women)
Literacy rate:
87%
Religions:
Methodist, Hindu, Muslim, Sikh
Physical features:
Almost all of the 844 Melanesian and Polynesian islands of Fiji are surrounded by coral reefs; mountainous, volcanic, with tropical rainforest and grasslands
Ethnic distribution:
48% Fijian (Melanesian and Polynesian decent), 51% Asians
Exports:
Sugar, coconut oil, ginger, timber, canned fish, gold, molasses, clothing plus tourism
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