Fiji flag information
Flag description: light blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Fijian shield centered on the outer half of the flag; the shield depicts a yellow lion above a white field quartered by the cross of Saint George featuring stalks of sugarcane, a palm tree, bananas, and a white dove. .
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Additional information about Fiji
Official country name: Republic of the Fiji Islands
Short name: Fiji
Local names (long and short forms): Republic of the Fiji Islands/Matanitu ko Viti / Fiji/Viti
Former name:
Abbreviation:
Notes:
Nationality noun / adjective: Fijian(s) / Fijian
Languages spoken: English (official), Fijian (official), Hindustani. .
Capital: Suva (on Viti Levu) (GMT 9.9, summertime: )
Government type: republic
Population: 931741 ranked 159, (data 2008)
Geography: includes 332 islands; approximately 110 are inhabited. The lowest point is Pacific Ocean 0 m and the highest point is Tomanivi 1,324 m. .
Coastline: Coastline 1129 km - . .
Land borders: Fiji has a total of 0 km landborders, bordering to . . .
Administrative divisions: 4 divisions and 1 dependency*; Central, Eastern, Northern, Rotuma*, Western
Dependent areas:
Independence: 10 October 1970 (from UK)