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Coat of Arms | |
Motto | Rerevaka na Kalou ka Doka na Tui (Fijian) "Fear God and Honour the Queen" |
Anthem | "God Bless Fiji" |
Royal Anthem | "God Save the Queen" |
Capital | Suva |
Official Languages | English, Fijian |
Government | Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Governor General | Epeli Nailatikau |
Prime Minister | Frank Bainimarama |
Legislature | Parliament |
Upper House | Senate |
Lower House | House of Representatives |
Independence from the United Kingdom |
10 October 1970 |
Currency | Fijian Pound (FJP) |
Fiji is an island country in Melanesia in the South Pacific ocean, about 1100 nautical miles from New Zealand's North Island. It is one of the seventeen British Commonwealth Realms.