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 Fiji Thematic Maps
Country (long form) Republic of the Fiji Islands
Capital Suva
Total Area 7,054.09 sq mi
18,270.00 sq km
(slightly smaller than New Jersey)
Population 844,330 (July 2001 est.)
Estimated Population in 2050 1,447,573
Languages English (official), Fijian, Hindustani
Literacy 91.6% total, 93.8% male, 89.3% female (1995 est.)
Religions Christian 52% (Methodist 37%, Roman Catholic 9%), Hindu 38%, Muslim 8%, other 2%
Life Expectancy 65.83 male, 70.78 female (2001 est.)
Government Type republic
Currency 1 Fijian dollar (F$) = 100 cents
GDP (per capita) $7,300 (1999 est.)
Industry tourism, sugar, clothing, copra, gold, silver, lumber, small cottage industries
Agriculture sugarcane, coconuts, cassava (tapioca), rice, sweet potatoes, bananas; cattle, pigs, horses, goats; fish
Arable Land 10%
Natural Resources timber, fish, gold, copper, offshore oil potential, hydropower
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