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Key Facts about Fiji

May 28, 2026

A surprise announcement by the Quad to build a “model” port in Fiji recently sparked hopes that the US, Australia, India, and Japan will fund a $1.82 billion plan to relocate the nation’s main dock.

About Fiji:

  • It is a country located in the South Pacific Ocean, surrounding the Koro Sea, to the northeast of New Zealand and southwest of Hawaii.
  • It does not share land borders with any other country.
  • The islands feature a central range of mountains, giving way to plateaus, lowlands, and coastal plains.
  • Almost half of Fiji’s total area remains forested, while dry grasslands are found in western areas of the large islands.
  • The capital, Suva, is on the southeast coast of the largest island, Viti Levu (“Great Fiji”).
    • Viti Levu accounts for more than half of Fiji’s land area.
    • It includes the country’s highest peak, Mount Tomanivi
  • Fiji Islands are largely the product of volcanic action, sedimentary deposit, and formations of coral.
  • The majority of Fijians are of mixed Melanesian-Polynesian ancestry, with a large South Asian minority.
  • Fiji's major languages are English, Fijian, and Hindi, and its major religions are Christianity, Hinduism, and Islam.
  • Currency: Fiji dollar.
  • Fiji has one of the most developed economies in the Pacific, relying heavily on its tourism and sugar industries.

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