General information about Fiji

- Population: 858,038 (2012 estimate)
- Capital: Suva
- Area: 7,055 square miles (18,274 sq km)
- Coastline: 702 miles (1,129 km)
- Highest Point: Mount Tomanivi at 4,344 feet (1,324 m)
- Official languages : English, Fijian and Fiji Hindi
- Demonym : Fijian
- Independence : from the United Kingdom (10 October 1970)
- Currency : Fijian Dollar 
- Drives on the : left

 

Fiji, officially called the Republic of the Fiji Islands, is an island group located in Oceania between Hawaii and New Zealand. Fiji is made up of 333 islands and only 110 are inhabited. Fiji is one of the most developed Pacific Islands and has a strong economy based on mineral extraction and agriculture. Fiji is also a popular tourist destination because of its tropical landscape and it is fairly easy to get to from the western United States and Australia.