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Country

Fiji

17.83° S, 177.98° E

No land border at all — every neighbor is across water, along 1,129 km of coast, the 79th longest on Earth.

land borders 0 km · 164th/230 · coastline 1,129 km · 79th/229
CIA World Factbook · 2026-02-01 · ranks computed across the countries in this atlas that carry the value

Population
889,953
Area
18,274 km²
Population density
≈ 49 / km²
Capital
Suva
Natural Earth
ISO codes
FJ · FJI
GDP (nominal)
$5.84 billion
GDP per capita (PPP)
$14,100
How big, reallyDrawn at the same scale as Timor-Leste — the next country down in size. Equal-area projection, not the map you are used to.
Fiji 18,274 km²Timor-Leste 14,874 km²

geometry: Natural Earth 1:50m · EPSG:6933 equal-area

Where Fiji sits in the world

Each line is every country in this atlas that carries the value, ordered smallest to largest. The line down the middle is the world median; the mark on each line is this country.

  1. Median age32 years120th of 224 · median 32.6 years
  2. Life expectancy74.8 years133rd of 224 · median 76.2 years
  3. Fertility rate2.18 children per woman83rd of 225 · median 1.92 children per woman
  4. Population889,953163rd of 235 · median 5,454,073
  5. Total area18,274 km²155th of 228 · median 83,736 km²
  6. Coastline1,129 km79th of 229 · median 402 km

Overview

Climate

Tropical marine climate features only slight seasonal temperature variation. Cyclonic storms can occur.

Source: CIA World Factbook · 2026-02-01 · text generated from this source, approved by a person

People and society

Its people include iTaukei, predominantly Melanesian with a Polynesian admixture, Indo-Fijian, Rotuman, and others including European, part European, other Pacific Islanders, and Chinese. Religions include Protestant traditions—Methodist, Assembly of God, Seventh Day Adventist, and Anglican—alongside Hindu, other Christian, Roman Catholic, Muslim, Sikh, other beliefs, and none.

The population lives on the island of Viti Levu and in urban areas.

Source: CIA World Factbook · 2026-02-01 · text generated from this source, approved by a person

Flag and symbols

A light blue field carries the UK flag in its upper-left quadrant and the Fijian shield centered on its right half. The shield shows a yellow lion holding a coconut above a white field quartered by the cross of Saint George; its four quarters depict sugarcane, a palm tree, a banana bunch, and a white dove. Blue symbolizes the Pacific Ocean. The Fijian canoe is a national symbol.

Source: CIA World Factbook · 2026-02-01 · text generated from this source, approved by a person

Key figures

CIA World Factbook

Economy

GDP (nominal)
$5.84 billion
GDP (PPP)
$13.1 billion
GDP per capita (PPP)
$14,100
GDP growth
+3.8%
Inflation (consumer prices)
4.5%
Unemployment
4.4%
Exports
$2.38 billion
Imports
$3.43 billion

People

Life expectancy
74.8 years
Median age
32 years
Birth rate
15.63 per 1,000
Death rate
6.58 per 1,000
Fertility rate
2.18 children per woman
Population growth
+0.38% a year
Urban population
58.7%
Languages
  • Englishofficial
  • iTaukeiofficial
  • Fiji Hindiofficial
Religions
  • Protestant45%Methodist 34.6%, Assembly of God 5.7%, Seventh Day Adventist 3.9%, and Anglican 0.8%
  • Hindu27.9%
  • Roman Catholic9.1%
  • Muslim6.3%
  • Sikh0.3%
  • other0.8%

Land

Total area
18,274 km²Land 18,274 km² · Water 0 km²
Coastline
1,129 km
Land borders
0 km
Highest point
1,324 m Tomanivi

Values from the CIA World Factbook archive. Each carries the year it describes; open a year for the exact source field.

Connections

Natural geography 5

Natural Earth outlines · features with a Wikidata ID

Islands 1

Largest cities 2

Population · Natural Earth

  1. Suvacapital175.4K
  2. Lautoka55.9K

Sources