long name Republic of the Fiji Islands common name Fiji image flag Flag of Fiji.svg image coat Coat ... Kalou ka Doka na Tui small br Fear God and honour the Queen small national anthem God Bless Fiji official languages English language English , Fijian language Bau Fijian , and Fiji Hindi ref cite web author Dr. A. Tschentscher, LL.M. url http www.servat.unibe.ch icl fj00000 .html title Section 4 of Fiji Constitution publisher Servat.unibe.ch date accessdate 2009 05 03 ref demonym Fiji Demonym Fiji ... government type Military junta and Parliamentary Republic leader title1 President of Fiji President leader title2 Prime Minister of Fiji Prime Minister leader title3 List of Chairmen of the Great Council of Chiefs Fiji GCC Chairman leader title4 Paramount Chief of Fiji Paramount Chief leader name1 ... .&br 1&c 819&s NGDPD 2CNGDPDPC 2CPPPGDP 2CPPPPC 2CLP&grp 0&a &pr.x 35&pr.y 14 title Fiji publisher ... time zone DST utc offset DST 13 ref cite web url http www.timeanddate.com news time fiji advances clocks ... on left cctld .fj calling code 679 footnote1 Recognised by the Great Council of Chiefs . Fiji IPA en fi d i en us Fiji.ogg lang fj Matanitu ko Viti lang hif , officially the Republic of The Fiji ... of the state had been officially changed to the Republic of Fiji , and that the name written in the 1997 ... story&id 0302118fd60fa7dc0c0246576e3d35 title Country is now officially called Republic of Fiji date ... Measles On Long Island publisher wn.com year 2010 accessdate 2010 09 15 ref fiji dvip samooh ganarajya ... s Wallis and Futuna to the northeast and Tuvalu to the north. The majority of Fiji s islands were ... still occurs on the islands of Vanua Levu and Taveuni. ref name Fiji Geography cite web url http www.fijidiscovery.com geography.php title Fiji Geography publisher fijidiscovery.com year 2005 accessdate 2010 09 15 ref Fiji has been inhabited since the second millennium BC. The country comprises ... urban centres. Viti Levu s interior is sparsely inhabited due to its terrain. ref name Fiji People ... more details
Ba, Fiji may refer to Ba province , a province of Fiji Ba district , a district within the Ba province of Fiji Ba town , a town within the Ba province of Fiji Ba River Fiji , a river in Fiji disambig ... more details
double image right Flag of Fiji.svg 220 Fiji coat of arms.png 109 The Flag of Fiji The Coat of arms of Fiji Image LocationFiji.png thumb The location of Fiji Image FijiOMCmap.png thumb An enlargeable map of the Republic of the Fiji Islands See also Index of Fiji related articles The Republic of the Fiji Islands , commonly known as Fiji , is a List of sovereign states sovereign island nation located ... fj.html title Fiji work The World Factbook publisher United States Central Intelligence Agency accessdate ... for 87 of the population. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Fiji TOC limit limit 2 General reference Image Fiji CIA WFB Map.png thumb An enlargeable basic map of Fiji Pronunciation IPA en fi d i Common English country names Fiji or the Fiji Islands Official English country name The Republic of the Fiji Islands Common endonym s List of countries and capitals ... s Etymology Name of Fiji International rankings of Fiji ISO country codes FJ, FJI, 242 ISO region codes See ISO 3166 2 FJ Internet country code top level domain .fj Geography of Fiji Image Vitilevu topo.jpg thumb An enlargeable topographic map of the island of Viti Levu Main Geography of FijiFiji ... Pacific Oceania Melanesia Time zone UTC 12 Extreme points of Fiji High Tomanivi convert 1324 m ft 0 abbr on Low South Pacific Ocean 0 m Land boundaries none Coastline 1,129 km Population of Fiji 827,900 2007 List of countries by population 157th most populous country Area of Fiji 18,274 km sup 2 sup commons Atlas of Fiji Atlas of Fiji Environment of Fiji Image Fiji June 2001.jpg thumb An enlargeable satellite image of Fiji Main Environment of Fiji Climate of Fiji Environmental issues in Fiji List of ecoregions in Fiji Ecoregions in Fiji Renewable energy in Fiji Geology of Fiji Protected areas of Fiji List of biosphere reserves in Fiji Biosphere reserves in Fiji List of national parks of Fiji National parks of Fiji Wildlife of Fiji Flora of Fiji Fauna of Fiji List of birds of Fiji ... more details
The sport of football soccer football in the country of Fiji is run by the Fiji Football Association . The association administers the Fiji national football team national football team as well as the National Football League Fiji NFL . Football in Fiji Category Football in Fiji footy stub Fiji sport stub ... more details
Fiji may refer to the following Fiji , the island nation in the Pacific Ocean Crown Colony class cruiser , Royal Navy class of light cruiser, the first eight vessels are known as Fiji class HMS Fiji C58 , vessel of the above class Fiji, Saudi Arabia Phi Gamma Delta , North American college fraternity also known as FIJIFIJI Water , a bottled water company FIJI software FIJI , image processing software disambig ru fi Fiji ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2006 Fiji One is a Free to Air channel run by Fiji Television . It provides coverage throughout Fiji . It is fully funded from revenue generated through Commercial advertisement . For this reason, programs on Fiji One have commercial breaks, to allow advertisers that fund the programs to showcase their products or services. Category Television stations in FijiFiji One Fiji stub fr Fiji One ro Fiji One simple Fiji One ... more details
The Fiji Village is an online news service in Fiji . Published daily, it covers political, business, sporting, cultural, and other news items, and also includes the Yellow Bucket commentary, an editorial which does not necessarily reflect the views of the Fiji Village owners or staff, according to the disclaimer on their webpage. Fiji Village is affiliated with Radio Sargam . External links http www.fijivillage.com Fiji Village website Category Fijian culture Category Newspapers published in FijiFiji stub ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Fiji Week is a week of festivities culminating in Fiji Day on 10 October the anniversary of Fiji s independence from United Kingdom British British Empire colonial rule in 1970 anually. A different theme is chosen every year, but common elements include religious ceremonies and cultural performances. In 2004, the festivities were undermined by a boycott by several prominent politicians and other public figures, who accused the government of using the occasion to promote a political agenda. See also Fiji Week, 2004 Fiji Week, 2005 Category October observances Category Public holidays in FijiFiji stub ... more details
Unreferenced date February 2007 SKY Fiji is Fiji an pay tv package which carries 3 pay channels Sky Plus , Sky Entertainment and ESPN Sky Sports plus one free to view channel, Fiji One . It operates on an analog television analogue platform and its Television encryption encrypted signals are delivered from one transmitter site to another. A Sky Fiji subscriber will need TV antennae to capture these signals, which are then unscrambled by the Sky Fiji Set top box . Sky Fiji uses the VideoCrypt system for scrambling. Category Television stations in Fiji Tv station stub ... more details
Multiple issues confusing November 2009 unreferenced November 2009 Futsal has gained a lot of popularity in Fiji since the mid 90 s. Regular tournament s are being held by local organisers. Players form teams and play in pool matches and then semis and finals.Current futsal pitches in Fiji are mostly located in the capital city Suva.The major Futsal Pitches are the Vodafone Arena and the Tattersells Leisure Centre. Futsal in Fiji Oceania topic Futsal in DEFAULTSORT Futsal In Fiji Category Futsal in Fiji Category Sport in Fiji Fiji sport stub Footy stub ... more details
Deleted image removed Image FijiMuseum.jpg right 280px The Fiji Museum is a museum in Suva , Fiji located in the capital city s botanical gardens, Thurston Gardens . The museum houses an extensive archaeological collection dating back 3,700 years and relics of Fiji s indigenous cultural history. Also on display is the rudder of the HMS Bounty HMS Bounty of Mutiny on the Bounty mutiny fame. The Fiji Museum is a statutory body and is under the administration of the Fiji Museum Act and the Preservation of Objects of Archaeological & Palaeontological Interest Act. External links http www.fijimuseum.org.fj Fiji Museum Web site coord 18.1495 178.4258 type landmark region FJ display title Category Museums in Fiji Category Suva fr Fiji Museum fiji stub museum stub ... more details
Fiji Tuwawa is an online Fiji an company that specializes in Pacific research and community consultancy. Their vision is to be the leading interactive Fijian site online and to unite everyone and their links to Fiji . Their mission is to network the people of Fiji and to provide a forum of sharing our own stories, linking us back to Fiji . The company website contains information about Fiji s past and present history which were written by indigenous Fijians. Research had been undertaken in the areas of archaeology and anthropology , with the support of researchers around the world. External links http fijituwawa.com welcome.html Fiji Tuwawa Note The above article information was extracted from their online website. Permission had been granted by Kalisito Vunidilo, one of their main directors http fijituwawa.com company.html . Category Companies of Fiji ... more details
infobox TV channel name Fiji Televion Limited logofile Fiji TV Logo.jpg logosize 400px logocaption Fiji TV And Sky Pacific Logo launch 15 June 1994 country FijiFiji Television Limited South Pacific Stock Exchange SPSE FTV is Fiji s television network. It was founded on 15 June 1994 as the first permanent television broadcasting network in the country, although television had previously been introduced temporarily in October 1991 to broadcast the Rugby World Cup as well as Cricket World Cup .. This was reviewed and reissued in 2000 for a term of 12 years. Fiji TV was listed as a public company in 1996 on the Suva Stock Exchange, now known as the South Pacific Stock Exchange Fiji TV owns Fiji s premiere free to view channel Fiji One , and the pay TV services Sky Fiji and Sky Pacific . Fiji TV also owns two subsidiary companies, Media Niugini Limited , which operates Papua New Guinea s only commercial free to view channel, Communications Pacific Limited , as well as Papua New Guinea s EM TV network Fiji Television maintains a website, with an online news service. Fiji Television s only rival is Mai TV External links http www.fijitv.com.fj Fiji TV online Use dmy dates date November 2010 Category Television stations in FijiFiji stub ... more details
Oceanian cinema Fiji only began producing its own feature film s in 2004 , and has produced just one to date. Vilsoni Hereniko s The Land Has Eyes 2004 is set in Rotuma and stars Rotuman people indigenous Rotuman actress Sapeta Taito in her d but role, alongside New Zealand actress Rena Owen . ref http www.imdb.com List?tv on&&countries Fiji&&nav Sections Countries Fiji include titles&&heading 8 All Fiji Films from Fiji on IMDB ref ref http www.thelandhaseyes.org index.html The Land Has Eyes , official website ref 2004 was also the year in which the film Reel Paradise Cinema of the United States United States was produced. The film depicts the true story of an American setting up a cinema to show films free of charge in Fiji. ref http www.reelparadise.com main.html Reel Paradise , official website ref ref http movies.nytimes.com 2005 08 17 movies 17para.html Review of Reel Paradise in the New York Times ref Boot Camp film Boot Camp 2007 , starring Mila Kunis and Peter Stormare , is partly set in Fiji, but is not a Fiji made film. Although Fiji has only ever produced one film, the Fiji Audio Visual Commission aims to attract foreign film makers and incite them to use the country as a setting. The Commission stated in July 2008 that it hoped Fiji would become known as Bulawood , the Hollywood of the South Seas. ref http www.radiofiji.com.fj fullstory.php?id 12825 Fiji to be the South Pacific Hollywood , Fiji Broadcasting Corporation, July 25, 2008. Bula is a Fijian greeting. ref Fiji has a large India ethnic Indian minority, and Bollywood films are popular both among Indo Fijian s and Fijian people indigenous Fijians , with some being Dubbing filmmaking dubbed in Fijian language Fijian . ref Brij Lal LAL, Brij , Islands of Turmoil , ISBN 0 7315 3751 3, p.ix ref See also Cinema of the world World cinema List of Oceania films References references br Worldcinema fiji stub Category Cinema of Fiji vi i n nh Fiji ... more details
The Fiji Sun is a daily newspaper published in Fiji. Owned by Sun Fiji News Limited , it was first published in September 1999. http www.fijisun.com.fj contact us about us.asp An internet edition is also published. The Fiji Sun website claims that the paper is wholly owned by Fijian nationals, and employs a total of 92 staff plus some forty sub contractors. In March 2008, the newspaper s publisher, Australia n citizen Russell Hunter , was deported on the orders of the interim Defence Minister, Ratu Epeli Ganilau , who claimed that Hunter was a threat to national security. Opponents of the military backed government, which took power in a 2006 Fijian coup d tat coup d tat in 2006, claim that it was a blatant attempt to intimidate the media. External links http www.fijisun.com.fj Fiji Sun online edition br Fiji stub Category Fijian culture Category Newspapers published in Fiji Category Publications established in 1999 ... more details
Fiji is divided into 17 districts, each with a district officer and five sub districts with assistant district officers. The districts are generally based around towns and cities, but some follow provincial or tikina boundaries. The districts are Ra District Ra Tavua District, Fiji Tavua Ba District, Fiji Ba Nadi District, Fiji Nadi Nadarivatu District Nadarivatu Keiyasi District Keiyasi Nausori District Nausori Navua District, Fiji Navua Vunidawa District Vunidawa Suva District Suva Korovou District Korovou Macuata District Macuata Savusavu District Savusavu Bua District Bua Taveuni District Taveuni Seqaqa District Seqaqa Saqani District Saqani Tukavesi District Tukavesi Kadavu District Kadavu Rotuma Lomaiviti District Lomaiviti Lautoka District, Fiji Lautoka Links http www.regdev.gov.fj dos.htm Category Districts of Fiji ... more details
Infobox Olympics FijiFiji has competed at 12 Summer Games and 3 Winter Games. Fiji s Winter Olympians were Rusiate Rogoyawa in cross country skiing 1988, 1994 and Laurence Thoms in alpine skiing 2002 . See also Tropical nations at the Winter Olympics External links http www.sports reference.com olympics countries FIJ Fiji . Olympics at Sports Reference.com NationsinOlympics Category Fiji at the Olympics Category Sport in Fiji Olympics Fiji sport stub olympic stub fr Fidji aux Jeux olympiques it Figi ai Giochi olimpici he hu A Fidzsi szigetek az olimpiai j t kokon mr nl Fiji op de Olympische Spelen ja pt Fiji nos Jogos Ol mpicos ru sr sv Fiji i olympiska spelen th ... more details
Fiji Senate , has 32 members, formally appointed by the List of Presidents of Fiji President on the nomination of the Great Council of Chiefs Fiji Great Council of Chiefs 14 , the List of Prime Ministers of Fiji Prime Minister 9 , the Leader of the Opposition Fiji Leader of the Opposition 8 , and the Rotuman ... of six months. Amendments to the Constitution of Fiji Constitution are excepted the veto of the Senate ... history Image Fiji Parliament 2000.JPG thumb left The Fiji parliament building. This November 2000 ... from 10 October 1970, when Fiji became independent from the United Kingdom . The Parliament replaced the former British Empire colonial legislative body, the Legislative Council Fiji Legislative Council ... Fiji election of 1972 elections in 1972. Since independence, Parliamentary rule has been interrupted twice. The first interruption was from 1987 through 1992, owing to two Fiji coups of 1987 ..., when a Fiji coup of 2000 coup attempted by George Speight rendered the parliamentary system unworkable and resulted in Parliament s dissolution. A Fiji election of 2001 general election in 2001 restored ... Senators. External links http www.fiji.gov.fj Fiji Government Online Portal http www.parliament.gov.fj Official Website of the Parliament of Fiji Parliaments of Oceania Use dmy dates date October 2010 DEFAULTSORT Parliament Of Fiji Category Politics of Fiji Category Government of Fiji Category Parliaments by country Fiji Category Bicameral legislatures Fiji es Parlamento de Fiyi ru ... more details
end 28 September year end 1987 s1 Fiji flag s1 Flag of Fiji.svg image flag Flag of Fiji.svg image ... image map caption Location of Dominion of Fiji dark red in Oceania light yellow capital Suva ... national anthem God Bless Fiji royal anthem God Save The Queen common languages English language English ... II year leader1 1970 87 title leader Queen of Fiji representative1 Robert Foster year representative1 1970 1973 title representative Governor General of Fiji Governor General representative2 George Cakobau year representative2 1973 1983 title representative Governor General of Fiji Governor General ... of Fiji Governor General deputy1 Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara year deputy1 1970 1987 title deputy Prime Minister of Fiji Prime Minister deputy2 Timoci Bavadra year deputy2 1987 title deputy Prime Minister of Fiji Prime Minister footnotes The Dominion of Fiji , also known simply as Fiji, was a predecessor to modern day Fiji and an independent state and that existed between October 1970 and 26 October 1987. When British rule ended in 1970, Fiji was given independence as a commonwealth realm, in which the state existed until the coup d etat of 1987.The Republic of Fiji came into existence on 1st October 1987.During the commonwealth realm phase, the British monarch remained head of state of Fiji, and was represented in Fiji by a governor general . The following governors generals held office in Fiji during the dominion period Sir Robert Sidney Foster 10 October 1970 13 February 1973 Ratu Sir ... 1987 The following held office as prime minister and head of government of the Dominion of Fiji during ... Ganilau became the first President of Fiji. See also Governor General of FijiFiji Monarchy of Fiji ... more details
Fiji Samachar Fiji News was a Hindi language newspaper published in Fiji from 1924 to 1974. It was published in Suva by the Indian Printing and Publishing Company and its first editor was Ram Singh Fiji Babu Ram Singh . ref cite book last Kanwal first J. S. authorlink coauthors title A Hundred years of Hindi in Fiji year 1980 publisher Fiji Teachers Union location Suva, Fiji isbn page 92 ref It started as a bi lingual Hindi and English Monthly newspaper but from 1935 became a weekly Hindi newspaper. The editorial committee was headed by Pandit Vishnu Deo and included Pandit Ami Chandra and Pandit Gopendra Narayan Pathik , all active members of the Arya Samaj in Fiji and consequently the newspaper was seen as the mouthpiece of the Arya Samaj Fiji Arya Samaj in Fiji. In the 1930s Vishnu Deo became the editor. The newspaper was involved in a number of controversies. In 1927, the newspaper was sued for making groundless allegations against some Fiji Indian civil servants, with Ram Singh and Vishnu Deo being charged but the charges were withdrawn after a public apology arranged by S. B. Patel . ref cite book last Sharma first Guru Dayal title Memories of Fiji 1887 1987 publisher Guru Dayal Sharma, Suva, Fiji date 1987 id page 136 ref In 1932, Deo was convicted of publishing objectionable material against the religious practices of others in the newspaper. In early 1943, the Fiji Government suspended the publication of Fiji Samachar for six months after it published record of the meeting of Central Indian Was Committee in November 1942, in which most of the speakers took the view ... title Thr Fiji Indians Challenge to European dominance 1920 1946 year 1977 publisher Australian National University Press location Canberra, Australia isbn 0 70811 291 9 page 178 ref The Fiji ... in 1974. References references Category Newspapers published in Fiji Category Hindi language newspapers Category Indian diaspora in Fiji Category Media of Indian diaspora Category Publications ... more details
December 2006 front page br of the Fiji Times type Daily newspaper format Compact newspaper Compact foundation 4 September 1869 owners Fiji Times Limited headquarters Suva , Fiji publisher political Centre right website http www.fijitimes.com.fj www.fijitimes.com.fj The Fiji Times is a daily English language newspaper published in Suva , Fiji . Established in Levuka on 4 September 1869, it is Fiji s oldest newspaper still operating. The Fiji Times is owned by Mahendra Patel Mahendra Motibhai Patel , who purchased it from Rupert Murdoch s News Corp in 2010. The Fiji Times Limited board is chaired ... on 7 January 2006 to replace Ratu Joni Madraiwiwi , a former High Court Fiji High Court judge who resigned from the board upon becoming in 2005 the List of Vice Presidents of Fiji Vice President of Fiji ... removed from Fiji in 2008 as he was accused by the Voreqe Bainimarama interim government of meddling ... the Fiji Times for a while following the first Fiji coups of 1987 military coup of 14 May 1987. In protest ... of Fiji military would have been placed. The Fiji Times announced on 5 December 2006, in the wake of the 2006 Fijian coup d tat overthrow of the civilian government by the Military of Fiji ... url http www.fijitimes.com story.aspx?id 52961 title Fiji Times shuts under censorship threat newspaper Fiji Times location Suva date 5 December 2006 accessdate 2008 11 13 ref Military officers had ... government of Prime Minister of Fiji Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase . The online edition would ... story.aspx?id 53023 title Fiji Times allowed to resume publication work Fiji Times Online ... story.aspx?id 53181 title Fiji Times contributors warned by army newspaper Fiji Times ... crisis , however, all Fiji s media were censored, including the Fiji Times . Censors are present ... At whim of censors, Fiji Times strives to maintain journalism standards work Radio New Zealand International location Wellington date 7 May 2009 ref The website of the Fiji Times has also been censored ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Lami, Fiji is an urban area in Rewa, Fiji Rewa Province , Fiji , north west of Suva . It was formally incorporated as a Local government of Fiji Town in 1977, and had a population of 20,529 at the most recent census in 2007. The municipal boundaries enclose an area of 680 square kilometers. Lami is governed by a Lami Town Council Town Council of 12 members, elected for three year terms, who elect a Mayor from among themselves. The Mayor s term is for one year, but may be extended indefinitely. The Fiji municipal election, 2005 last municipal election , held on 22 October 2005, the United Fiji Party SDL won 11 of the 12 seats, ending 20 years of rule by the Ratepayers Association Lami Ratepayers Association . The new council chose Tevita Vuatalevu as its Mayor. Coord 18 7 S 178 25 E region FJ type isle display title Fiji Category Rewa Province Lami Category Populated places in Fiji Lami Fiji geo stub hif Lami pl Lami ... more details
Infobox Paralympics FijiFiji first competed at the Summer Paralympic Games in 1964 Summer Paralympics 1964 , sending a single athlete to compete in weightlifting, then missed out on two consecutive Games before returning in 1976 Summer Paralympics 1976 , with a larger delegation of eight competitors in swimming and athletics. The country was then absent for four more consecutive Games, returning to the Paralympics in 1996 Summer Paralympics 1996 with two competitors in athletics. Fiji has participated in every subsequent edition of the Summer Games. ref http www.paralympic.org release Main Sections Menu Sports Results paralympics search.html?npc FIJ&gender all&medal all&sport all&games all Fiji at the Paralympics , website of the International Paralympic Committee ref Fiji Islanders have never won a Paralympic medal, and have never taken part in the Winter Paralympic Games . ref http www.paralympic.org release Main Sections Menu Sports Results paralympics search.html?npc FIJ&gender all&medal all&sport all&games all Fiji at the Paralympics , website of the International Paralympic Committee ref See also Fiji at the Olympics References reflist NationsinParalympics Category Fiji at the Paralympics Fiji sport stub ... more details
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