Country ChooserCountry InformationFiji Islands![]() Standards
Road Traffic:left side
Electricity:
Voltage:240V
Frequency:50 Hz
Plug types:I,
TV Systems:
System:PAL B
Geography
Bordering countries:
Location:
Oceania, island group in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
Area:
total: 18,270 sq km
land: 18,270 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Climate:
tropical marine; only slight seasonal temperature variation
Terrain:
mostly mountains of volcanic origin
Economy
GDP: $5.504 billion (2006 est.)
GDP growth rate: 2.7% (2006 est.)
GDP per capita: $6,100 (2006 est.)
Inflation rate: 3% (2005)
Currency: Fijian dollar (FJD)
Exchange rates:
Fijian dollars per US dollar - 1.691 (2005), 1.7331 (2004), 1.8958 (2003), 2.1869 (2002)
People
Population: 905,949 (July 2006 est.)
Growth rate: 1.4% (2006 est.)
Religions:
note: Fijians are mainly Christian, Indians are Hindu, and there is a Muslim minority
Languages:
English (official), Fijian (official), Hindustani
Government
Capital:
name: Suva (on Viti Levu)
time difference: UTC+12 (17 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Independence:
10 October 1970 (from UK)
Note: Information on Fiji Islands was mainly sourced from CIA's World Factbook and may represent an American point of view. To learn more about Fiji Islands, please visit one of the links below.
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