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Map of Fiji Islands |
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Geographical Location |
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Location: |
3100 km NE of Sydney, 2100km N of Auckland and 5100 km SW of Honolulu. |
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Land Area: |
18,272 Sq Km. The group consists of 332 islands, 100 of which are inhabited. | |
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Sea Area: |
1.3 million Sq. Km. |
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Local Time: |
12 hrs ahead of GMT |
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Main Island: |
Viti Levu (10,429 Sq. Km) and Vanua Levu (5,556 Sq. km) |
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Climate: |
Tropical oceanic, with temperatures around 32 degrees Celsius in the hot wet season (Nov.-Apr) and 20 degrees Celsius in the cool dry season (May -Oct). |
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Population: |
800,000 (1996) |
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Literacy rate: |
90% |
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Languages: |
English is the official language, Fijian and Hindi are widely spoken. |
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Political status: |
A republic with a President as Head of State with Bi-Cameral parliamentary system. |
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Currency: |
Fiji dollar (1$F = US$ 0.4516) |
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