what is the capital of Fiji?

Question

where is figi in the south pacific?

Answer 1

Background Note: Fiji



PROFILE

OFFICIAL NAME:
Republic of the Fiji Islands

Geography
Area: 18,376 sq. km (7,056 sq. mi.).
Cities: Capital--Suva (pop. 167,000), Lautoka (pop. 30,000), Nadi.
Terrain: Mountainous or varied.
Climate: Tropical maritime

Answer 2

Fiji, officially the Republic of the Fiji Islands, is an island nation in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Vanuatu, west of Tonga and south of Tuvalu. The country occupies an archipelago of about 322 islands, of which 106 are permanently inhabited; in addition, there are some 522 islets. The two major islands, Viti Levu and Vanua Levu, account for some 87% of the total population. The name Fiji is the old Tongan word for the islands, which is in turn derived from the Fijian name Viti.

Capital Suva
18°10′S 178°27′E
Largest city Suva
Official language(s) English, Bau Fijian, and Hindustani Hindi/Urdu)
Government Republic
- President Ratu Josefa Iloilo
- Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase
- GCC Chairman Ratu Ovini Bokini
- Great Chief Queen Elizabeth II
Independence From UK
- Date 10 October 1970
Area
- Total 18,270 km² (156th)
7,054 sq mi
- Water (%) negligible
Population
- July 2005 est. 848,000 (156th)
- Density 49/km² (148th)
127/sq mi
GDP (PPP) 2005 estimate
- Total $5.398 billion (155th)
- Per capita $6,000 (2005 est.) (93rd)
HDI (2003) 0.752 (92nd) – medium
Currency Fijian dollar (FJD)
Time zone (UTC+12)
Internet TLD .fj
Calling code +679

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Answer 3

Suva is the capital of Fiji

Answer 4

Gooner_Jim:

Hear hear Jim! I hate it when people copy and paste. Can't people just use their brains and type things out from their own minds? Ban copying & pasting! A bleeding link to the wiki article would've been plenty. At least Claire_P had the decency to not paste the entire article, but still...

Oh, and the answer is Suva.

Answer 5

Suva

Answer 6

Suva

Answer 7

Suva(viti levu)

Answer 8

Please don't give Ruchira best answer. I HATE it when people are asked a direct question, like what is the currency of New Zealand, and then someone gives a long winded cut and paste job with everything from tallest mountain, to deepest lake ..... you asked for the capital, someone gave it to you, don't reward her please!

Answer 9

SUVA I am from Nadi

Answer 10

Suva, the Capital City (Eastern Viti Levu)
Suva is the capital of Fiji and is a beautiful harbour city built on a peninsula reaching out into the sea. Its tall modern buildings are beautifully balanced by rich traditional colonial architecture.

The city is perched on a hilly peninsula between Laucala Bay and Suva Harbour in the southeast corner of Viti Levu.

The mountains north and west catch the southeast trade winds, producing moist conditions year round.

An exciting multi-racial city, Suva began as a late Victorian village with frame houses and stores along the beachfront. Much of its past still survives, for there are many small, quaint wooden bungalows in the old section which sit in juxtaposition to the modern offices and shopping plazas.

Suva is the only place in Fiji where you'll see buildings taller than palm trees. A vital centre, Suva offers a great selection of restaurants including Chinese, Indian, traditional Fijian and European cuisine.

Throughout the city are colourful flowering gardens and waving palm trees and on Sundays it's well worth attending church to hear the choral singing which is magnificent. Most churches have services in English, but none compare with the 1,000 strong Fijian service at Centenary Methodist Church on Stewart Street.

There are tours to landmarks such as the Thurston Gardens, next to Government House, the official residence of the President of the Republic of Fiji

The museum is recognised as one of the best of its type in the South Pacific and not to be missed is the sprawling complex of municipal markets near the waterfront, which comes to life on Fridays and Saturdays. Here you'll find an assortment of artefacts and handicrafts for sale, made by Fijians throughout the island group.

There is Fiji's oldest cultural centre at Orchid Island near Suva where visitors get the chance to see some of Fiji's unique fauna and flora. And for those who like history, there's Albert Park where Charles Kingsford-Smith landed the 'Southern Cross' on his trans-Pacific flight in 1928.

Fact Sheet for Fiji
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Factsheet:

Location: Oceania, island group in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
Geographic coordinates: 18 00 S, 175 00 E
Map references: Oceania
Area:
total: 18,270 sq km
land: 18,270 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Area—comparative: slightly smaller than New Jersey
Land boundaries: 0 km
Coastline: 1,129 km
Maritime claims: measured from claimed archipelagic baselines
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation; rectilinear shelf claim added
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm
Climate: tropical marine; only slight seasonal temperature variation
Terrain: mostly mountains of volcanic origin
Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: Tomanivi 1,324 m
Natural resources: timber, fish, gold, copper, offshore oil potential
Land use:
arable land: 10%
permanent crops: 4%
permanent pastures: 10%
forests and woodland: 65%
other: 11% (1993 est.)
Irrigated land: 10 sq km (1993 est.)
Natural hazards: cyclonic storms can occur from November to January
Environment—current issues: deforestation; soil erosion
Environment—international agreements:
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
Geography—note: includes 332 islands of which approximately 110 are inhabited
Economy—overview: Fiji, endowed with forest, mineral, and fish resources, is one of the most developed of the Pacific island economies, though still with a large subsistence sector. Sugar exports and a growing tourist industry are the major sources of foreign exchange. Sugar processing makes up one-third of industrial activity. Roughly 250,000 tourists visit each year. Political uncertainty and drought, however, contribute to substantial fluctuations in earnings from tourism and sugar and to the emigration of skilled workers. Fiji's growth slowed in 1997 because the sugar industry suffered from low world prices and rent disputes between farmers and landowners.
GDP: purchasing power parity—$5.1 billion (1996 est.)
GDP—real growth rate: 3% (1996)
GDP—per capita: purchasing power parity—$6,500 (1996 est.)
GDP—composition by sector:
agriculture: 21%
industry: 18%
services: 61% (1995 est.)
Inflation rate—consumer price index: 3% (1997 est.)
Labor force:
total: 235,000
by occupation: subsistence agriculture 67%, wage earners 18%, salary earners 15% (1987)
Unemployment rate: 6% (1997 est.)
Budget:
revenues: $540.65 million
expenditures: $742.65 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (1997 est.)
Industries: sugar, tourism, copra, gold, silver, clothing, lumber, small cottage industries
Industrial production growth rate: 2.9% (1995)
Electricity—capacity: 200,000 kW (1995)
Electricity—production: 545 million kWh (1995)
Electricity—consumption per capita: 705 kWh (1995)
Agriculture—products: sugarcane, coconuts, cassava (tapioca), rice, sweet potatoes, bananas; cattle, pigs, horses, goats; fish catch 13,796 tons (1991)
Exports:
total value: $639 million (f.o.b., 1996)
commodities: sugar 32%, clothing, gold, processed fish, lumber
partners: EU 26%, Australia 15%, other Pacific island countries 11%, Japan 6%
Imports:
total value: $947 million (c.i.f., 1996)
commodities: machinery and transport equipment, petroleum products, food, consumer goods, chemicals
partners: Australia 30%, NZ 17%, Japan 13%, EU 6%, US 6%
Debt—external: $333.8 million (1996 est.)
Economic aid:
recipient: ODA, $14.35 million from Australia (FY96/97 est.); $3.5 million from New Zealand (FY95/96)
Currency: 1 Fijian dollar (F$) = 100 cents
Exchange rates: Fijian dollars (F$) per US$1—1.9064 (January 1998), 1.4437 (1997), 1.4033 (1996), 1.4063 (1995), 1.4641 (1994), 1.5418 (1993)
Fiscal year: calendar year