FIJI
Name:
Fiji (Republic of the Fiji Islands)
Local name (Fijian):
Viti (Matanitu Tu-Vaka-i-koya ko Viti)
Status:
sovereign state
Surface:
18.3 ths. sq. km
Population (2003):
869 ths.
Capital:
Suva
Official languages:
Fijian, English
Current national symbols
Historical symbols:
United Tribes of Fiji (1865-1869)
United Kingdom of Fiji (1869-1874)
British Fiji (1874-1970)
Ethnic and regional symbols