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Fiji

Fi·ji [ fjee ] island nation in the southern Pacific Ocean north of New Zealand and east of northern Australia. A British colony from 1874, it gained its independence in 1970. Having left the British Commonwealth in 1987, it rejoined in 1997.
Languages: English.
Currency: Fijian dollar.
Capital: Suva.
Population: 868,531 (2003).
Area: 18,376 sq km (7,095 sq mi.) 
Official name  Republic of Fiji
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