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Fiji

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Fiji is an island country in Insular Oceania[1]. It was established on January 1, 1970, and its capital is Suva[1].

The country has three official languages: English, Fijian, and Fiji Hindi[1]. It covers an area of 18k square kilometers[1].

Fiji operates in the UTC+12:00 and Pacific/Fiji time zone[2].

World Factbook

CIA reference data · 4 sections
Geography
Location
Oceania, island group in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
Climate
tropical marine; only slight seasonal temperature variation
Terrain
mostly mountains of volcanic origin
Natural resources
timber, fish, gold, copper, offshore oil potential, hydropower
People & Society
Languages
English (official), iTaukei (official), Fiji Hindi (official)
Religions
Protestant 45% (Methodist 34.6%, Assembly of God 5.7%, Seventh Day Adventist 3.9%, and Anglican 0.8%), Hindu 27.9%, other Christian 10.4%, Roman Catholic 9.1%, Muslim 6.3%, Sikh 0.3%, other 0.3%, none 0.8% (2007 est.)
Government
Government type
parliamentary republic
Independence
10 October 1970 (from the UK)
National holiday
Fiji (Independence) Day, 10 October (1970)
Legal system
common law system based on the English model
Economy
Real GDP (purchasing power parity)
$13.1 billion (2024 est.)
Real GDP per capita
$14,100 (2024 est.)
Real GDP growth rate
3.8% (2024 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
4.5% (2024 est.)
Unemployment rate
4.4% (2024 est.)
Exports - partners
USA 32%, Australia 12%, Tonga 6%, NZ 6%, Samoa 4% (2023)
Imports - partners
Singapore 25%, China 16%, Australia 15%, NZ 14%, USA 5% (2023)
Source: CIA World Factbook · public domain (US gov work, 17 USC §105) · fetched 2026-05-06

Fiji

Summary

Fiji is an island country[1]. Fiji has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Fiji was a member of United Nations[3].
  • Fiji was a member of World Trade Organization[4].
  • Fiji was a member of International Bank for Reconstruction and Development[5].
  • Fiji was a member of International Development Association[6].
  • Fiji was a member of International Finance Corporation[7].
  • Fiji was a member of Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency[8].
  • Fiji is in the country of Fiji[9].
  • Fiji's head of government is recorded as Sitiveni Rabuka[10].
  • Fiji is on the continent of Insular Oceania[11].
  • Fiji's instance of is recorded as island country[12].
  • Fiji's instance of is recorded as sovereign state[13].
  • Fiji's instance of is recorded as unitary state[14].
  • Fiji's instance of is recorded as archipelagic state[15].
  • Fiji's instance of is recorded as country[16].
  • Fiji's head of state is recorded as Wiliame Katonivere[17].
  • Fiji's capital is recorded as Suva[18].
  • Fiji's official language is recorded as English[19].
  • Fiji's official language is recorded as Fijian[20].
  • Fiji's official language is recorded as Fiji Hindi[21].
  • Fiji's currency is recorded as Fijian dollar[22].
  • Fiji's shares border with is recorded as Solomon Islands[23].
  • Fiji's top-level Internet domain is recorded as .fj[24].
  • Fiji's anthem is recorded as God Bless Fiji[25].
  • Fiji's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Central Division[26].
  • Fiji's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Eastern Division[27].

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Geography

Fiji is in the country of Fiji[9]. Fiji is on the continent of Insular Oceania[11]. Part of include European Union tax haven blacklist[28], a blacklist[29] and Melanesia[30], a region[31].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include island country[12], sovereign state[13], unitary state[14], archipelagic state[15], and country[16].

Why It Matters

Fiji has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Fiji is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . The World Factbook. Retrieved . cia.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] ↑ . The World Factbook. Retrieved . cia.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [19] ↑ . The World Factbook. Retrieved . cia.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [20] ↑ . The World Factbook. Retrieved . cia.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [24] ↑ . The World Factbook. Retrieved . cia.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [25] ↑ . The World Factbook. Retrieved . cia.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [26] ↑ . ISO 3166-2. Retrieved . iso.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [27] ↑ . ISO 3166-2. Retrieved . iso.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [28] ↑ . consilium.europa.eu. Retrieved . consilium.europa.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [30] ↑ . workwithdata.com. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Ytterbyz · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pares id → 93510
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P4813]]: 93510"
  2. 19d ago · EPorto (WMB) · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P5008]]: [[Q138638986]]"
  3. 19d ago · EPorto (WMB) · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/36747|batch #36747]]: Adding P5008"
  4. 21d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → fiji
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: fiji, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289925379|fiji (#289925379)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'match"
  5. 24d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0204730-Fidzi
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0204730-Fidzi, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259497|batch #259497]]"
  6. 8w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Dbnl country id → fiji_01
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14337]]: fiji_01, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257631|batch #257631]]"
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