Research topic: Fiji

Click to see an enlarged picture
Fiji. Wikimedia Commons (Public Domain)

Related pictures

Click to see an enlarged picture
Click to see an enlarged picture
Click to see an enlarged picture
Rate these pictures

Fiji

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Fiji or Viti , officially Republic of the Fiji Islands, republic made up of a Melanesian island group (2005 est. pop. 893,000), c.7,000 sq mi (18,130 sq km), South Pacific. Suva is the capital. Land Fiji comprises c.320 islands, of which some 105 are inhabited. Viti Levu , the largest, constitutes half the land area and is the seat of Suva. The other important islands are Vanua Levu (the second largest), Taveuni, Kadavu, Koro, Gau, and Ovalau. In the group's center is the Koro Sea, east of which is the Lau group. The Yasawa and Mamanuca groups are west of Viti Levu. The larger... Read more
Fiji

Fiji A country comprising a group of islands, in the Melanesian archipelago of the south-west Pacific Ocean.

Physical

Fiji consists of mountainous volcanic islands. There are two main islands Viti Levu and Vanua Levu, and over 800 smaller ones.

Economy

The economy is agricultural, with sugar ...

Read more
Fiji

Fiji Independent nation in the s Pacific Ocean, consisting of more than 800 mostly volcanic islands and islets; the capital is Suva (on Viti Levu). Settlement on Fiji dates back to the second millennium bc . Discovered by Abel Tasman in 1643, the islands became a British crown colony in ...

Read more

Facts and information from other sites



Related research topics

Online videos

Awesome Adventures in Fiji

For Students and teachers!

HighBeam Encyclopedia provides students and teachers facts, information, and biographies from verified, citable sources, including:

HighBeam Encyclopedia provides students and teachers facts, information, and biographies from verified, citable sources, including: