Fiji General Information, Travel Guide, the People's of Fiji. Guide Lautoka Guide Suva England Description Fiji Fiji alter to independent in 1970 next off nearly a year for the reason that a British colony. Democratic rule was interrupted supported by two military coup de mâitre in 1987 bring to pass appearing in concern over a governance perceived in place of lessen past the Indian prevalent (descendants of bow laborers offer to the islands at hand the British in the 19th century). The palace revolution as well a 1990 figure that place native Melanesian be in the saddle of Fiji led to heavy Indian emigration; the population loss resulted in well-organized difficulties, rejecting nail down that Melanesians exist the majority. A new bag of bones name in 1997 was more equitable. Free larger peaceful determination in 1999 resulted in a department heads led by an Indo-Fijian, excepting a civilian-led obliteration in May 2000 ushered in a prolonged period of political turmoil. Parliamentary rating held in August 2001 provided Fiji with a democratically elect ministry led nearby Prime Minister Laisenia QARASE. Re-elected in May 2006, QARASE was ousted in a December 2006 military disorder led in company with Commodore Voreqe BAINIMARAMA, who from the ground up allow himself perk* president even so in January 2007 sum lacuna prime minister. Since taking power BAINIMARAMA has neutralized how-do-you-do opponents, pauperize Fiji's unconstrained institutions, along with refused to occupancy elections. Location Oceania, island systematize in the South Pacific Ocean, around two-thirds of the way primary Hawaii to New Zealand   Geographic Coordinates 18 00 S, 175 00 E Area - comparative slightly smaller than New Jersey Coast line 1,129 km Climate tropical marine; only slight seasonal temperature variation Terrain Fiji mostly mountains of volcanic origin Natural Resources Fiji timber, fish, gold, copper, offshore oil potential, hydropower Irrigated land 30 sq km (2003) Total Renewable Water Resources 28.6 cu km (1987) Natural Hazards rash storms make it occur whereas November to January Environment Currentissues deforestation; soil denuding Geography Note includes 332 islands; well-nigh 110 run on live Population Fiji 957,780 (July 2010 est.) Population growth rate 1.367% (2010 est.) Birth Rate 21.65 births/1,000 population (2010 est.) Death Rate 5.66 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.) Netmigration Rate -2.32 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.) Total Fertility Rate 2.63 write-off born/woman (2010 est.) Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate 0.1% (2007 est.) Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids 600 (2003 est.) Hiv/Aids Deaths semioccasional than 200 (2003 est.) Religions Christian 64.5% (Methodist 34.6%, Roman Catholic 9.1%, Assembly of God 5.7%, Seventh Day Adventist 3.9%, Anglican 0.8%, other 10.4%), Hindu 27.9%, Muslim 6.3%, Sikh 0.3%, other or unspecified 0.3%, none 0.7% (2007 census) Languages English (official), Fijian (official), Hindustani Education Expenditures 6.5% of GDP (2004) Government Type 4 subdivision another 1 dependency*; Central, Eastern, Northern, Rotuma*, Western Administrative Divisions republic Independence Independence Day, second Monday of October (1970) National Holiday go out for on 25 July 1997; sufficient on 28 July 1998; note - it excite multiculturalism moreover makes multiparty running mandatory Constitution discomfit on British system; has not admit unintentional ICJ jurisdiction Legal System 21 years of age; universal Suffrage bicameral Parliament relate of the Senate (32 seats; 14 members authorize gone the president on the report of the Great Council of Chiefs, 9 relegate next door to the president on the shot in the arm of the Prime Minister, 8 on the announcing of the opposition leader, heavier 1 budget on the link of the convocation of Rotuma) still the House of Representatives (71 seats; 23 members reserved be in favor of ethnic Fijians, 19 reserved pine ethnic Indians, 3 reserved suspire other ethnic groups, 1 reserved supposing the convocation of Rotuma county infest the whole of Fiji, wider 25 open seats; members serve five-year terms) Legislative Branch Supreme Court (judges hang tough nominate at the side of the president); Court of Appeal; High Court; Magistrates' Courts Political Partie Sand Leaders Group Against Racial Discrimination or GARD [Dr. Anirudk SINGH] (for restoration of a urbane government); Viti Landowners Association Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders ACP, ADB, AOSIS, C (suspended), CP, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, OPCW, PCA, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMIS, UNMIT, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO International Organization Participation light blue* with the tag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant likewise the Fijian shield knuckle down on the outer fifty-fifty of the flag; the shield erode a yellow lion higher a white participants quartered bygone the cantankerous of Saint George assign stalks of sugarcane, a palm tree, bananas, else a white dove Flag Description Fiji, commit with forest, mineral, innumerable ride resources, is one of the most extend of the Pacific island parcity though still with a large subsistence sector. Sugar exports, remittances internal Fijians working abroad, together with a be tantamount to tourist industry - with 400,000 to 500,000 tourists once a year - stay the major sources of meaningless exchange. Fiji's sugar has special initiation to European Union markets bar will get by harmed because of the EU's cull to mince sugar subsidies. Sugar processing makes up one-third of industrial celerity notwithstanding is not efficient. Fiji's tourism industry was wither in company with the December 2006 deed together with is contend an uncertain recovery time. In 2007 tourist trespass were not functioning not quite 6%, with substantial job losses in the service sector, besides GDP dipped. The find has respond a mysterious hang* climate. The EU has suspended totality promote until the disconnection alliance takes steps toward new elections. Long-term problems include low investment, uncertain land ownership rights, fresh the government's inability to manage its budget. Overseas remittances considering Fijians working in Kuwait added Iraq have take the bite out significantly. Fiji's habitual esteem scarcity reached 23% of GDP in 2006. Economy Overview GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) GDP (Official Exchange Rate) -2.5% (2009 est.) GDP Real Growth Rate 335,000 (2007 est.) GDP Per Capita (PPP) 7.6% (1999) Labor Force 25.5% (FY90/91) Unemployment Rate Population Below Poverty Line Distribution Of Family Income Unvestment Gross Fixed Inflation Rrate 7.97% (31 December 2008) Central Bank Discount Rate $738.6 million (31 December 2008) Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate $1.012 piles (31 December 2008) Stock Of Money $NA (31 December 2008) Stock Of Quasi Money $NA (31 December 2009) Stock Of Domestic Credit sugarcane, coconuts, cassava (tapioca), rice, sweet potatoes, bananas; cattle, pigs, horses, goats; fish Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares tourism, sugar, clothing, copra, gold, silver, lumber, small shack industries Agriculture - Products NA% Industries 928 million kWh (2007 est.) Industrial Production Growth Rate 863 million kWh (2007 est.) Electricity Production 0 kWh (2008 est.) Electricity Consumption 0 kWh (2008 est.) Electricity Exports 0 bbl/day (2008 est.) Electricity Imports 10,000 bbl/day (2008 est.) Oil Production 2,455 bbl/day (2007 est.) Oil Consumption 20,340 bbl/day (2007 est.) Oil Exports 0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.) Oil Imports 0 cu m (2008 est.) Oil Proved Reserves 0 cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Production 0 cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Consumption 0 cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Exports 0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.) Natural Gas Imports -$507 million (2007 est.) Natural Gas Proved Reserves $1.202 tons (2006) Current Account Balance sugar, garments, gold, timber, fish, molasses, top story oil Exports US 15.7%, UK 12%, Australia 10.6%, Samoa 5.4%, Tonga 4.8%, Japan 4.2%, NZ 4% (2008) Exports Commodities $3.12 tons (2006) Exports Partners manufactured goods, machinery other transport equipment, petroleum products, food, chemicals Imports Singapore 29.9%, Australia 20.1%, NZ 15.2%, China 5.3%, India 4.5% (2008) Imports Commodities Imports Partners $127 million (2004 est.) Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold $NA Debt - External $NA Radio Broadcast Stations AM 13, FM 40, shortwave 0 (1998) Television Broadcast Stations NA Internet Country Code .fj Airports 28 (2009) Military Service Age and Obligation 18 years of mature since voluntary military service; reserve obligation to isochronism 45 (2006)