1. Country Profiles Home
  2. Fiji Islands Home
  3. Geography
  4. Society
    1. Traveller information
  5. Economy
  6. History
  7. Politics
    1. Constitution
    2. International relations
  8. Head of Government
  9. Further information

Fiji Islands *Fiji’s military regime was suspended from the Councils of the Commonwealth on 8th December 2006

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