FLAG OF FIJI

REPUBLIC OF FIJI

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