Sovereign Democratic Republic of Fiji CAPITAL: Suva

SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT: Multiparty Republic. AREA: 18,376 Sq Km (7,095 Sq Mi) . ESTIMATED 2000 POPULATION: 861,700. LOCATION: Fiji is an island group located in the South Pacific Ocean northeast of Sydney, Australia and north of Auckland, New Zealand.

WEATHER: CLIMATE: The hotest month in the year is Marach, the coldest month is July Rain the most rainfall is march and the least rainfall in july - So the best month is march Fiji has a tropical climate with a wet and dry season. The wet season is between November and April, which is also when hurricanes and cyclones are most likely to occur while the dry season is between May and October.

PEOPLE: The indigenous Fijians who are a mixture of Melanesian and Polynesian account for 49% of the population. The principal ethnic aliens are the Indians who constitute 46% of the population. Other ethnic minorities include the Europeans who account for 1% while another 1% are Chinese. RELIGIONS: Virtually all indigenous Fijians are Christians and Christianity accounts for around 53% of the population. Around 38% of the population are Hindus and 8% are Muslims. LANGUAGES: The official language is English which is spoken by most of the population, although Bau a dialect of the indigenous Fijians is also widely spoken and Hindustani is also spoken by the Indians. English Hello/hi Good morning Goodbye Fijian bula yadra (Pronounced Yandra) moce (Pronounced Mothe) Fiji Hindi नमस्ते सुप्रभात चलता हूँ

CURRENCY: The official currency is the Fiji Dollar (FD) divided into 100 Cents. Fijian dollar ISO 4217 code FJD Central bank Reserve Bank of Fiji Website www.reservebank.gov.fj User(s) Fiji Inflation 7.4% Source Reserve Bank of Fiji, January 2008 est. Subunit 1/100 cent Symbol FJ$ Coins 5¢, 10¢, 20¢, 50¢, $1, Banknotes $2, $5, $10, $20, $50, $100

MAIN TRADING PARTNERS: Its main trading partners are the UK, the USA, Australia, other EU countries, New Zealand and Singapore. MAIN PRIMARY PRODUCTS: Bananas, Cassava, Cocoa, Coconuts, Copper, Fish, Ginger, Gold, Livestock, Rice, Sugar, Sweet Potatoes, Timber, Tobacco. MAJOR INDUSTRIES: Agriculture, Cement, Fishing, Food Processing, Forestry, Mining, Paint, Sugar Refining, Tourism. MAIN EXPORTS: Canned Fish, Clothing, Coconut Oil, Copra, Ginger, Gold, Molasses, Sugar.

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