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Fiji
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| Geography | | |
| Location: | Island group in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand |
| Area: | Total: 18,270 sq km Land: 18,270 sq km | | Land boundaries: | None | | Map: |  | | Climate: | Tropical marine with only slight seasonal temperature variation | | People | | |
| Population: | 918,675 (July 2007 est.) |
| Age structure: | 0-14 years: 30.9% (male 144,665/female 138,816) 15-64 years: 64.7% (male 297,709/female 296,897) 65 years and over: 4.4% (male 18,397/female 22,191) (2007 est.) | | Ethnic groups: | Fijian 54.8% (predominantly Melanesian with a Polynesian admixture), Indian 37.4%, other 7.9% (European, other Pacific Islanders, Chinese) (2005 estimate) |
| Religions: | Christian 53% (Methodist 34.5%, Roman Catholic 7.2%, Assembly of God 3.8%, Seventh Day Adventist 2.6%, other 4.9%), Hindu 34% (Sanatan 25%, Arya Samaj 1.2%, other 7.8%), Muslim 7% (Sunni 4.2%. other 2.8%), other or unspecified 5.6%, none 0.3% (1996 census) |
| Languages: | English (official), Fijian (official), Hindustani |
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| Government type: | Republic |
| Capital: | Suva (on Viti Levu) | | Independence: | 10 October 1970 (from UK) |
| Legal system: | Based on British system | | Economy | | | | GDP (purchasing power parity): | $5.594 billion (2006 est.) |
| GDP - per capita (PPP): | $6,200 (2006 est.) |
| GDP - composition by sector: | Agriculture: 8.9% industry: 13.5% services: 77.6% (2004 est.) | | Industries: | Tourism, sugar, clothing, copra, gold, silver, lumber, small cottage industries |
| Currency (code): | Fijian dollar (FJD) |
This article was compiled with the aid of the CIA World Fact book.
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