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Aliases: Fiji/Viti, Republic of Fiji, Republic of Fiji/Matanitu ko Viti

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Geography
Area 18,274 km²
Continent Australia
Land area 18,274 km²
Water area 0 km²
Land boundaries 0 km
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Coastline 1,129 km
Mean elevation Add
Lowest point 0 m
Highest point 1,324 m
People
Population 935,974
Official languages
  • English
  • Fijian
Religion Protestant
Government
Long country name Republic of Fiji
Short country name Fiji
Long local name Republic of Fiji/Matanitu ko Viti
Short local name Fiji/Viti
Former name Add
Government type Parliamentary republic
Capital Suva
Economy
GDP (PPP) 8,629,000,000 USD
GDP (OER) 4,891,000,000 USD
GDP (real growth rate) 3 %
GDP - per capita (PPP) 9,800 USD
Gross national saving 12.7 % of GDP
Labor force 353,100
Unemployment rate 4.5 %
Population below poverty line 31 %
Budget revenues 1,454,000,000 USD
Budget expenditures 1,648,000,000 USD
Military expenditures 0.92 % of GDP
Taxes and other revenues 29.7 % of GDP
Budget surplus or deficit -4 % of GDP
Public debt 48.9 % of GDP
Inflation rate 3.4 %
Central bank discount rate 1.75 %
Commercial bank prime lending rate 5.74 %
Stock of narrow money 2,272,000,000 USD
Stock of broad money 2,272,000,000 USD
Stock of domestic credit 3,607,000,000 USD
Market value of publicly traded shares 452,500,000 USD
Current account balance -277,000,000 USD
Exports 908,200,000 USD
Imports 1,911,000,000 USD
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 1,116,000,000 USD
External debt 1,022,000,000 USD
National currency Fijian dollars
National currency (code) FJD
National currency (symbol) $
National currency rate to USD 2.075

Fiji became independent in 1970 after nearly a century as a British colony. Democratic rule was interrupted by two military coups in 1987 caused by concern over a government perceived as dominated by the Indian community (descendants of contract laborers brought to the islands by the British in the 19th century). The coups and a 1990 constitution that cemented native Melanesian control of Fiji led to heavy Indian emigration; the population loss resulted in economic difficulties, but ensured that Melanesians became the majority. A new constitution enacted in 1997 was more equitable. Free and peaceful elections in 1999 resulted in a government led by an Indo-Fijian, but a civilian-led coup in 2000 ushered in a prolonged period of political turmoil. Parliamentary elections held in 2001 provided Fiji with a democratically elected government led by Prime Minister Laisenia QARASE. Reelected in May 2006, QARASE was ousted in a December 2006 military coup led by Commodore Voreqe BAINIMARAMA, who initially appointed himself acting president but in January 2007 became interim prime minister. Following years of political turmoil, long-delayed legislative elections were held in September 2014 that were deemed "credible" by international observers and that resulted in BAINIMARAMA being reelected. He was reelected in November 2018 in elections deemed free and fair.

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