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Map showing the migration and expansion of the Austronesians, beginning c. 3000 BC from Taiwan
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The name 'Fiji' is derived from the Tongan pronunciation 'Fisi' of the Fijian name 'Viti'.

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Fiji

Population
933.2K
Area
18,274 km²
Capital
Suva
Continent
Oceania
157th most populous country in the world

Fiji, officially the Republic of Fiji, is an archipelagic country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about 1,100 nautical miles north-northeast of New Zealand.

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Map showing the migration and expansion of the Austronesians, beginning c. 3000 BC from Taiwan
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Fiji was settled by Austronesian peoples by at least 3500 to 1000 BC.

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Fiji

Population
933.2K
Area
18,274 km²
Capital
Suva
Continent
Oceania
157th most populous country in the world

Fiji, officially the Republic of Fiji, is an archipelagic country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about 1,100 nautical miles north-northeast of New Zealand.

From the “History” section

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Map showing the migration and expansion of the Austronesians, beginning c. 3000 BC from Taiwan
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Fijians developed a monetary system where polished teeth of the sperm whale, called tambua, were used as currency.

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Fiji

Population
933.2K
Area
18,274 km²
Capital
Suva
Continent
Oceania
157th most populous country in the world

Fiji, officially the Republic of Fiji, is an archipelagic country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about 1,100 nautical miles north-northeast of New Zealand.

From the “History” section

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: CC BY 4.0

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Map showing the migration and expansion of the Austronesians, beginning c. 3000 BC from Taiwan
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The first known European visitor to Fiji was Dutch explorer Abel Tasman in 1643.

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Fiji

Population
933.2K
Area
18,274 km²
Capital
Suva
Continent
Oceania
157th most populous country in the world

Fiji, officially the Republic of Fiji, is an archipelagic country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about 1,100 nautical miles north-northeast of New Zealand.

From the “History” section

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: CC BY 4.0

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Map showing the migration and expansion of the Austronesians, beginning c. 3000 BC from Taiwan
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A measles epidemic in 1875–76 killed over 40,000 Fijians, about one-third of the population at the time.

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Fiji

Population
933.2K
Area
18,274 km²
Capital
Suva
Continent
Oceania
157th most populous country in the world

Fiji, officially the Republic of Fiji, is an archipelagic country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about 1,100 nautical miles north-northeast of New Zealand.

From the “History” section

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: CC BY 4.0

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