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Fiji Islands

Map of Fiji Islands

KEY FACTS

  • CMAG:At an Extraordinary meeting of the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group on the Harare declaration (CMAG) in December 2006, Fiji Islands was suspended from the Councils of the Commonwealth
  • Joined commonwealth:1970 (rejoined in 1997 after 10 year lapse)
  • Capital:Suva
  • Population:839,000 (2007)
  • GDP pc growth:1.4% p.a. 1990–2005
  • Official language:English
  • Time:GMT plus 12-13 hour
  • Currency:Fiji Island dollar