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Yasawa Group, Fiji Islands
The Yasawa Group in western Fiji is a chain of 16 small islands and numerous islets. Fiji is composed of about 800 islands and islets, although the two largest islands, Viti Levu and Vanua Levu, comprise more than 85 percent of the countrys total land area. Population of Fiji is
868,531 (July 2003 est.)
National Flag
Fiji's flag flew for the first time on Independence Day, October 10, 1970. It includes the red, white and blue Union Flag of Britain in the top left-hand corner and the shield from the Fiji Coat of Arms on a light blue background in the fly.
Collared Lories usually remain in pairs or small groups of five and eight In particularly good feeding areas, groups of up to 50 birds may be seen! These Lories eat soft fruits like mangoes, nectar, pollen, and small insects like caterpillars.
The very rare Red-throated Lorikeet are found in the interior mountains of Vitilevu, Fiji
Fiji - These beautiful Coral Cods are common
and curious residents on Matangi Reefs.
Hindu Temple, Fiji Islands
The Fijian city of Nadi, which has a large Indian population, is a center for Muslim and Hindu worship. Religious sites in Nadi include this Hindu temple and two mosques.
Friendly Fijians
Map of Fiji Islands
Fiji was first settled about three and a half thousand years ago. The original inhabitants are now called "Lapita people" after a distinctive type of fine pottery they produced, remnants of which have been found in practically all the islands of the Pacific, east of New Guinea, though not in eastern Polynesia. Linguistic evidence suggests that they came from northern or central Vanuatu, or possibly the eastern Solomons. Fiji or Viti, officially Republic of the Fiji Islands, republic made up of a Melanesian island group (1995 est. pop. 750,000), c.7,000 sq mi (18,130 sq km), South Pacific. Suva is the capital.
Coat of Arms
Fiji's national Coat of arms consists of the images of two Fijian warriors on either side of a shield and the motto "Rerevaka na Kalou ka Doka na Tui" below the shield. These words mean "Fear God and honour the Queen."
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The Yasawa Group in western Fiji is a chain of 16 small islands and numerous islets. Fiji is composed of about 800 islands and islets, although the two largest islands, Viti Levu and Vanua Levu, comprise more than 85 percent of the countrys total land area. Population of Fiji is
868,531 (July 2003 est.)
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Fiji Islands
Fiji was first settled about three and a half thousand years ago. The original inhabitants are now called "Lapita people" after a distinctive type of fine pottery they produced, remnants of which have been found in practically all the islands of the Pacific, east of New Guinea, though not in eastern Polynesia. Linguistic evidence suggests that they came from northern or central Vanuatu, or possibly the eastern Solomons. Fiji or Viti, officially Republic of the Fiji Islands, republic made up of a Melanesian island group (1995 est. pop. 750,000), c.7,000 sq mi (18,130 sq km), South Pacific. Suva is the capital.
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