Country Profile of the Fiji Islands
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A View from Fiji
We have experienced environment, economic and social summits. Never have these three pillars of sustainable development been considered together so as to define a clearer path towards sustainable development. This Summit is destined to be such an event.
…They are designed to be the basis on which we, together with our partners, discuss and agree on the ways and means of implementing the Summit Plan of Action, and of turning the Summit outcomes to something tangible and meaningful for people at home, something that we can see will help change their lives for the better.
Address to World Summit on Sustainable Development by the Honourable Laisenia Qarase, the Prime Minister of the Republic of the Fiji Islands (2002).
| Capital: | Suva
| | Population: | 831,600 (2003 est.)
| | Land Area: | 18,272 sq. kilometres
| | Max Height above Sea-level: | 1,324 m (Tomani-ivi)
| | EEZ: | 1.26 million sq. kilometres
| | Rainfall: | Rainfall is highly variable and mainly orographic (influenced by the island topography and the prevailing south-east trades).
| | Mean Temperature: | 28° C
| | GDP per Capita: | F$4,222 (2001)
| | Currency: | Fijian Dollar (FJ$)
| | Languages: | English, Fijian, Hindi
| | Government: | Independent state since 1970
| | SOPAC Membership: | Full Member since 1972 (then CCOP/SOPAC). |
Country Representative to SOPAC
Acting Director Mineral Resources Department Private Mail Bag GPO Suva Fiji Islands Tel: (679) 338 7065 Fax: (679) 337 0039 E-Mail: director@mrd.gov.fj
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