Fiji

FORUM MEMBERSHIP: 1971
INDEPENDENCE DAY: 10 October, 1970
CAPITAL: Suva
AREA: 18.3 thousand sq km
EEZ: 1.26 million sq km
POPULATION: 890,000 (2015)
LANGUAGE: English, Fijian, Hindi
CURRENCY: Fijian dollar
ECONOMY: Agriculture, manufacturing, mining, livestock farming, tourism, fishing, sugar, construction.
STATUS: Parliamentary representative democratic republic.
HEAD OF STATE: President Ratu Wiliame Maivalili Katonivere
HEAD OF GOVERNMENT: Prime Minister Hon Sitiveni Ligamamada Rabuka
WEBSITE: www.fiji.gov.fj