FIJI
GREAT PLACE TO BE!
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Is an island country in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about 1,300 nautical miles Northeast of New Zealands North Island.
CAPITAL: Suva
OFICCIAL LANGUAGE: English, Fijian, and Hindi
CULTURE
HOLIDAYS AND FESTIVALS
LIST OF HOLIDAYS
*NEW YEARS DAY
* GOOD FRIDAY
* EASTER MONDAY
* FIJI DAY
* DIWALI
*BOXING DAY
+ PROPHET MOHAMEDS BIRTHDAY
GOOD FRIDAY
FIJI DAY
BOXING DAY
LIST OF FESTIVALS
*EASTER- MARCH/APRIL
*RATU SIR LALA SUKUNA DAY-MAY
*QUEENS BIRTHDAY- JUNE 15
*BULA FESTIVAL- AUGUST
*FRIENDLY NORTH FESTIVAL-SEPTEMBER
LANDFORMS
The two largest islands are Viti Levu and Vanua Levu, and between the two of them make up 87% of Fiji's total landmass. These mountainous islands were formed around 150 million years ago through volcanic activity, and are subsequently covered in thick tropical forests.
Mount Tomanivi, located on the main island of Viti Levu, is the highest point at 4,341 feet and the lowest point is the Pacific Ocean
KOKODA
DURUKA
TARO
its a cultural dish celebrates on taro day a dedicated holiday on the first full moon in may
THINGS TO DO
* VIVISIT VITI LEVU
*FLY OVER THE MAMANUCAS
*SEE FIRE-WALKING ON BEQA
*DRINK KAVA ON VANUA LEVU
* DISCOVER PEARLS IN SAVUSAVU
* HIKE THE FALLS OF TAVEUNI
* OVERWATER IT ON MALOLO
IMPORTANT CITIES
* LAUTOKA: IS THE SECOND LARGEST CITY OF THE FIJI. IT IS IN THE WEST OF THE ISLAND OF VITI LEVU
* SUVA: IS THE CAPITAL AND THE SECOND MOST POPULATED MUNICIPALLY OF FIJI.
NATIVE GROUPS
* TONGANS: who are traders and Warriors that lived in fiji for hundreds of years, from the largest part of this community.
*BANABANS: who are micronesian, were employed by a british minning Company to excavate the rich deposits of phosphate that cover their island home.
OTHERS: tuvaluans, samoans aand the decendants ofsolomon islanders