About+Fiji


 * __About Fiji:__**

The Fiji Islands is in the Pacific Ocean, east of Vanuatu, west of Tonga, south of Tuvalu. Fiji is located 2000km north from New Zealand. Fiji is a group of approximately 300 islands. The biggest islands, Veti Levu and Vanua Levu, are from volcano origin. Many of the smaller islands are flat coral reef islands. There are two major islands called Veti Levu and Vanua Levu. 87% of the population is situated on these islands. The population is about 50% Fijians and 45% Indians and the rest is Chinese, European, Polynesians from Rotuma and immigrants from islands around these two major islands. The total population is 944 720. The highest mountain is the volcano Tomaniivi on Viti Levu, 1323 meters above sea level. The most important businesses are tourism and export of sugar. The capital city is Suva, and this city contains 77 366 inhabitants. The currency is Fijians dollars, one fiji dollar were approximately 4 Norwegian kroner in 2001. The Independence Day is 10th of October, due to celebration of liberation from Great Britain. The National anthem is Meda Dau Doka, in English this means “Good Bless Fiji”. This song was first used when Fiji got their independence. The islands were a British colony from 1874 to 1970, and became an independent state in 1970.


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