Republic of the Fiji Islands

Capital: Suva

Total Area: 7,054.09 sq mi,18,270.00 sq km,(slightly smaller than New Jersey)

Population: 844,330 (July 2001 est.)

Estimated Population in 2050: 1,447,573

Languages: English (official), Fijian, Hindustani

Literacy: 91.6% total, 93.8% male, 89.3% female (1995 est.)

Religions: Christian 52% (Methodist 37%, Roman Catholic 9%), Hindu 38%, Muslim 8%, other 2%

Life Expectancy: 65.83 male, 70.78 female (2001 est.)

Government Type: republic

Currency: 1 Fijian dollar (F$) = 100 cents

GDP (per capita): $7,300 (1999 est.)

Industry: tourism, sugar, clothing, copra, gold, silver, lumber, small cottage industries

Agriculture: sugarcane, coconuts, cassava (tapioca), rice, sweet potatoes, bananas; cattle, pigs, horses, goats; fish

Arable Land: 10%

Natural Resources: timber, fish, gold, copper, offshore oil potential, hydropower

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