Fiji
Islands of Bula smiles, with a big Indian family
Passport card
Republic of Fiji
Fiji
- Capital
- Suva
- Continent
- Oceania
- Currency
- Fijian dollar
- Languages
- English, Fijian and Hindi
- People
- About 9.3 lakh
- Size
- About 18,274 km²
- Leader
- Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka
- Free since
- 10 October 1970
- Time
- 6½ hours ahead of India: at 12 noon in India, it is 6:30 pm in Suva
⭐ Hindi is one of Fiji's three languages.
Your Fiji stamp
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Two ways to learn
Learn about Fiji
Find it on the globe
Fly from India to Fiji
Turn the globe with your finger. Fiji has no neighbours on land. Its nearest neighbours are across the sea.
Compare with India
Fiji and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale.
- SizeIndia is about 180 times the size of Fiji.
- PeopleIndia has about 1,600 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 9.3 lakh in Fiji.
- DistanceSuva is about 12,000 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimeFiji is 6½ hours ahead of India. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 6:30 pm in Suva.
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on Fiji, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on Fiji
- A fresh mix from the country's 108 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn Fiji's passport stamp.
Map puzzle
Put Fiji back on the map
Fiji and its neighbours have fallen off the map. Can you put all 3 back?
Big neighbours stop at the edge of this map. Places too tiny to see are shown as circles.
Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free Fiji worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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