Fiji

Definition: Fiji

Fiji

Noun

1. An independent state within the British Commonwealth located on the Fiji Islands.

Date "Fiji" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1844. (references)

Synonym: Fiji

Synonym: Republic of Fiji (n). (additional references)

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Specialty Definition: Fiji

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

The Republic of the Fiji Islands occupies an archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Vanuatu, west of Tonga and south of Tuvalu.

Republic of the Fiji Islands

(In Detail)

National motto:
Rerevaka na Kalou ka Doka na Tui
(Fear God and honour the Queen)

Official language English

Capital Suva

President Ratu Iloilovatu

Prime minister Laisenia Qarase

Area
- Total
- % water Ranked 151st
18,270 km²
Negligible

Population
- Total (2001)
- Density Ranked 152nd
844,330
47/km²

Independence October 10, 1970

Currency Dollar

Time zone UTC + 12

National anthem God Bless Fiji

Internet TLD .FJ

Calling Code 679

History

Main article: History of Fiji

The first inhabitants of Fiji arrived from South East Asia long before the islands were discovered by European explorers in the 17th century. It was not until the 19th century, however, that Europeans came to the islands to settle there permanently. The islands came under British control as a colony in 1874. It was granted independence in 1970. Democratic rule was interrupted by two military coups in 1987, caused by concern over a government perceived as dominated by the Indian community . A 1990 constitution favored native Melanesian control of Fiji, but led to heavy Indian emigration; the population loss resulted in economic difficulties, but ensured that Melanesians became the majority. Amendments enacted in 1997 made the constitution more equitable. Free and peaceful elections in 1999 resulted in a government led by an Indo-Fijian government, which was later deposed by a coup. Fiji has been a major contributor to UN peacekeeping missions in various parts of the world.

Politics

Main article: Politics of Fiji

Head of state of Fiji is the president, who is elected by the Great Council of Chiefs for a five-year term. The president appoints a prime minister and a cabinet from the House of Representatives, which has 71 seats. A number of seats of the parliament is reserved for the major ethnic groups in Fiji, while the remainder is open. The upper chamber of the parliament, the Senate, has 34 seats, all of which are appointed.

Divisions

Main article: Divisions of Fiji

Fiji is divided into four parts, called divisions. These are simply named Central Division, Northern Division, Eastern Division and Western Division. The island of Rotuma, north of the main archipelago, has the status of dependency.

Geography

Main article: Geography of Fiji

Fiji consists of 322 islands, of which about one third is inhabited. The two most important islands are Viti Levu and Vanua Levu. Viti Levu hosts the capital city of Suva, and is home to nearly three quarters of the population. The islands are mountainous, with peaks up to 1200 m, and covered with tropical forests. Other important towns include Savusavu and Lautoka.

Culture

Main article: Culture of Fiji

Music of Fiji

Economy

Main article: Economy of Fiji

Fiji, endowed with forest, mineral, and fish resources, is one of the most developed of the Pacific island economies, though still with a large subsistence sector. Sugar exports and a growing tourist industry - with 300,000 to 400,000 tourists annually - are the major sources of foreign exchange. Sugar processing makes up one-third of industrial activity. Long-term problems include low investment and uncertain property rights. The political turmoil in Fiji has had a severe impact with the economy shrinking by 2.8% in 2000 and growing by only 1% in 2001. The Fiji Visitor's Bureau expects visitor arrivals to reach pre-coup levels during 2002. The government's ability to manage its budget - which is expected to run a net deficit of 6% in 2002 - will depend upon a return of political stability and investor confidence.

Demographics

Main article: Demographics of Fiji

Native Melanesian Fijians make up about half of the population of Fiji, while over 40% are descendants of Indian contract laborers brought to the islands by the British in the 19th century. The Fijians are mostly Christians, while the Indians are mainly Hindu. The official language is English, but both ethnic groups speak their own languages, Fijian and Hindustani.

External Links

Countries of the world | Oceania

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Fiji."

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Crosswords: Fiji

English words defined with "Fiji": Fiji dollar, Fiji Islands, Fijian ♦ genus Melicytus ♦ Melicytus, Metroxylon sagu ♦ Republic of Fiji, Rossel current ♦ Suva ♦ true sago palm. (references)

Specialty definitions using "Fiji": Cairns Group ♦ fj. (references)

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Modern Usage: Fiji

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	Great! We'll have to sail a raft to Fiji like Thor Heyerdahl! (Quick Change; writing credit: Howard Franklin)
Movie/TV Titles	Fiji Does Its Bit (1919) A Trip Through Samoa and the Fiji Islands (1905) Eco-Challenge Fiji Islands (2003)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Fiji

Domain	Title
References	The 2000 Import and Export Market for Television Receivers in Fiji (reference) The 2001 Fiji Economic and Product Market Databook (reference) Executive Report on Strategies in Fiji, 2000 edition (reference) A Strategic Profile of Fiji,1999 edition (reference) The 2000 Import and Export Market for Prepared and Preserved Meat, Edible Offals and Fish Extracts in Fiji (reference) (more reference examples)

Books	Political Advancement in the South Pacific: A Comparative Study of Colonial Practice in Fiji, Tahiti, and American Samoa (reference) The End of Empire Dependencies Since 1948: The West Indies, British Honduras, Hong Kong, Fiji, Cyprus, Gibraltar, and the Falklands (Documents in imp (reference) Rama's Banishment: A Centenary Tribute to the Fiji Indians, 1879-1979. Ed by Vijary Mishra (144P) (reference) Report of the Standing Committee on Tuna and Billfish, Suva, Fiji, 19-21 June 1989 (reference) Circumnavigation: Sail the Trade Winds: Fort Lauderdale to Fiji (reference) (more book examples)

Periodicals	Fiji Republic Gazette (reference) Fiji Times (reference) (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies	Globe Trekker: Pacific Islands - Fiji, Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands (reference) Quiksilver Pro: Fiji 2000 A.D. - The Boardriders (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music	Bula Fiji Bula: Music of the Fiji Islands (reference) Fiji (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Fiji

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Photo Album: Fiji

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Learning To Be Doctors In Fiji / Nunney.Credit: National Library of Medicine.		At Suva, Fiji Islands, 23 June 1942. Photographed by USS Tangier (AV-8). Note her camouflage.Credit: NAVY.
	At sea in the Fiji Islands area, 22 June 1942.Credit: NAVY.		Two high-speed transports (APD) underway during practice landings in the Fiji Islands, 30 July 1942, shortly before the invasion of Guadalcanal and Tulagi. These ships are USS Gregory (APD-3), at left, and USS Little (APD-4), in the right center. Note the light cruiser beyond them, possibly USS San Juan (CL-54).Credit: NAVY.
	Two high-speed transports (APD) underway during practice landings in the Fiji Islands, 30 July 1942, shortly before the invasion of Guadalcanal and Tulagi. These ships are USS Gregory (APD-3), at left, and USS Little (APD-4), in the right center. Note the light cruiser beyond them, possibly USS San Juan (CL-54).Credit: NAVY.		A man of Fiji, head and shoulders profile.Credit: Library of Congress.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Fiji

Subject	Topic	Quote
Business		A "major" market is defined as a country where Fiji represents a substantially large share of either imports or exports. (references)
		From these figures, rankings are calculated to allow managers to prioritize Fiji compared to other major country markets. (references)
Children	Fiji	The Fiji National Council for Disabled Persons works to protect the rights of persons with disabilities. (references)
Civil Liberties	Fiji	The ICRC and the Fiji Red Cross visit the camp periodically. (references)
	Fiji	The Government also owns the Fiji Broadcasting Corporation with four radio stations. (references)
Economic History	Fiji	Fiji became independent on October 10, 1970. (references)
	Kiribati	Import sources--Australia, Fiji, Japan, New Zealand. (references)
	Fiji	The U.S. embassy in Fiji is located at 31 Loftus Street, Suva. (references)
Human Rights	Fiji	There are also several small, foreign-based organizations that concentrate on local human rights causes, including the Coalition for Democracy in Fiji (with offices in New Zealand and Australia) and two United Kingdom-based groups, the International Fiji Movement and the Movement for Democracy in Fiji. (references)
Political Economy	Australia	Australia has also played a pivotal role in helping resolve ongoing disputes in the Solomon Islands, Fiji and Papua New Guinea. (references)
	Fiji	The Fiji Intelligence Service was dissolved by the Cabinet in 1999, but its functions were absorbed by the Police Special Branch and by an analytical unit that was established in the Ministry of Home Affairs. (references)
Worker Rights	Fiji	The only central labor body is the Fiji Trades Union Congress (FTUC), which in the past was associated closely with the opposition Fiji Labor Party; unions operate under its auspices. (references)
	Fiji	The Fiji Sun reported in August that garment workers intended to unionize in order to improve working conditions and end forced labor; they reportedly suffered from harsh work discipline and inadequate sanitary facilities. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Fiji

"Fiji" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Fiji" is used about 308 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (proper)	100%	308	16,464

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expressions: Fiji

Expressions using "Fiji": Fiji dollar ♦ Fiji Islands ♦ Republic of Fiji. Additional references.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Fiji

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
fiji	6,933	fiji honeymoon	38
fiji island	585	fiji wedding	37
fiji scuba diving	471	fiji graphic	34
fiji vacation	312	fiji accommodation	34
nadi fiji	268	fiji radio swim wear	31
fiji hotel	193	fiji i rara yasawa	31
fiji fiji suva	175	fiji matuku	30
map of fiji	130	air fiji	28
resort fiji	129	flight to fiji	28
fiji new	122	fiji surfing	28
fiji picture	105	fiji island map	27
fiji water	81	fiji beach	27
travel to fiji	80	fiji island resort	26
fiji weather	61	fiji live rock	25
turtle island fiji	59	fiji surf	25
fiji real estate	57	fiji chat	24
fiji holiday	53	fiji flag	23
fiji radio	50	bureau fiji visitor	23
fiji times	42	fiji vacation package	23
fiji village	41	sheraton fiji	23
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Fiji

Language		Translations for "Fiji"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Chinese		斐济. (various references)

Danish		Fiji (Republic of the Fiji Islands), Republikken Fijiøerne (Republic of the Fiji Islands). (various references)

Dutch		Fiji (Republic of the Fiji Islands), Fidji, Republiek Fiji-eilanden (Republic of the Fiji Islands). (various references)

Esperanto		Fiĝiinsuloj (Fiji Islands). (various references)

Finnish		Fid?isaarten tasavalta (Republic of the Fiji Islands), Fid?i (Republic of the Fiji Islands). (various references)

French		Fidji (Republic of Fiji), République de Fidji (Republic of Fiji), les ?les Fidji (Republic of the Fiji Islands), la République des ?les Fidji (Republic of the Fiji Islands). (various references)

German		Fidschi (Fiji (fj), Republic of Fiji, Republic of the Fiji Islands), Republik Fidschi-Inseln (Republic of Fiji, Republic of the Fiji Islands), Republik Fidschi (Republic of Fiji). (various references)

Greek		�"ημοκρατία των Νήσων Φίτζι (Republic of the Fiji Islands), Φίτζι (Republic of the Fiji Islands). (various references)

Italian		Figi (Republic of Fiji, Republic of the Fiji Islands), Repubblica di Figi (Republic of Fiji), Repubblica delle Isole Figi (Republic of the Fiji Islands). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		フィールド競技 (face, face sheet, face value, face-card, face-off, fade, fade ball, fade-in, fade-out, fatal, Federation Internationale de Nation Amateur cup, FI, fiance, fiction, field events, fielder's choice, fifty-fifty, figurative, figure, figure skating, filament, filaria, filibuster, fill, fill-in, film, film library, film net, filter, filter-bank, filtering, fin, FINA cup, finale, finger, finger bowl, fingering, finish, Finland, fiscal policy, fish, fish meal, fishing, fit, fitness, fitness shoes, fitting, fitting room, fix, fixed, fixer, fjord, FO, phase, Philadelphia, philanthropy, philharmonic, philharmonie, Philippines, Philips, philosophy, physical, physical protection, questionnaire that asks for a demographic profile, vinyl drainpipe with fins). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		フィジー . (various references)

Korean		�"�지. (various references)

Pig Latin		ijifay

Portuguese		Fiji (Republic of the Fiji Islands), República das Ilhas Fiji (Republic of the Fiji Islands). (various references)

Russian		фиджи. (various references)

Spanish		Fiyi (Republic of the Fiji Islands), República de las Islas Fiyi (Republic of the Fiji Islands). (various references)

Swedish		Fiji (Republic of the Fiji Islands), Republiken Fijiöarna (Republic of the Fiji Islands). (various references)

Tagalog		Kapuluang Pidyi (Fiji Islands). (various references)

Thai		ประเทศฟิจิ. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Misspellings: Fiji

Misspellings
	"Fiji" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: biji, Ffiii, Fibi, Fidia, Figeac, Figi, Fizia, foji, Fojtik, Fujimi, Fujio, Fujix, Ija, Ije, Jiji, Kijik, Sfii, Tiju. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: Fiji

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "f-i-i-j"
	-2 letters: if.
	Words containing the letters "f-i-i-j"
	+3 letters: jiffies.
	+5 letters: jellified, jellifies, jollified, jollifies, justified, justifier, justifies.
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