Fiji
- Official Name:
- Republic of the Fiji Islands (Fiji)
- Area:
- 18.270 km 2
- Population (2007):
- 918.675 inhabitants
- Coastline:
- 1.129 km
- Capital:
- Suva (on Viti Levu)
- Maritime Ports and terminals:
- Lambasa, Lautoka, Suva
- Maritime claims:
-
- Territorial sea: 12 nm
- Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
- Continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation; rectilinear shelf claim added
- Political divisions:
- 4 divisions and 1 dependency; Central, Eastern, Northern, Rotuma, Western
- Language(s):
- English (official), Fijian (official), Hindustani
- National holiday:
- Independence Day, second Monday of October (1970)
- Nationality:
- Fijian(s)
- Official time:
- UTC 12 .
- Member of:
- ACP, AsDB, C, CP, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ISO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, OPCW, PCA, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMIS, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
- Internet country code:
- .fj
Economic Profile
- Currency:
-
Fijian dollar (FJD) - GDP - per capita (PPP):
- USD 6.200 (2006 est.)
- GDP (official exchange rate):
- (2006 est.) USD 2.045.000.000
- PIB (Real growth rate:
- 3,1% (2006 est.)
- GDP (Composition by sector): (2004 est.)
-
- Agriculture: 8.9%
- Industry: 13.5%
- Services: 77.6%
- Labor force:
- 137.000 (1999 est.)
- Labor force - by occupation (1999):
-
- Agriculture 70%
- Industry and services: 30%
- Unemployment rate:
- 7,6% (1999 est.)
- Inflation rate (Consumer prices):
- 3% (2005 est)
- Investment (Gross Fixed):
- ND
- Budget:
-
- Revenues: USD 720.500.000
- Expenditures: USD 728.300.000
- Public debt:
- ND
- Current account balance:
- USD -465.800.000 (2006 est.)
- Exports:
- USD 719.600.000 FOB (2005 est.)
- Exports - Commodities:
- Sugar, garments, gold, timber, fish, molasses, coconut oil
- Exports - Partners:
- US 19,7%, Australia 17%, UK 12,3%, Japan 5,4%, Samoa 4,1% (2005)
- Imports:
- USD 1.462.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Imports - Commodities:
- Manufactured goods, machinery and transport equipment, petroleum products, food, chemicals
- Imports - partners:
- Singapore 27,5%, Australia 23,7%, NZ 19%, Thailand 4,5% (2005)
- Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
- ND
- Debt - external:
- USD 127.000.000 (2004)
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