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- ## Introduction :: FIJI

- Background:
  Fiji became independent in 1970 after nearly a century as a British colony. Democratic rule was interrupted by two military coups in 1987 caused by concern over a government perceived as dominated by the Indian community (descendants of contract laborers brought to the islands by the British in the 19th century). The coups and a 1990 constitution that cemented native Melanesian control of Fiji led to heavy Indian emigration; the population loss resulted in economic difficulties, but ensured that Melanesians became the majority. A new constitution enacted in 1997 was more equitable. Free and peaceful elections in 1999 resulted in a government led by an Indo-Fijian, but a civilian-led coup in 2000 ushered in a prolonged period of political turmoil. Parliamentary elections held in 2001 provided Fiji with a democratically elected government led by Prime Minister Laisenia QARASE. Reelected in May 2006, QARASE was ousted in a December 2006 military coup led by Commodore Voreqe BAINIMARAMA, who initially appointed himself acting president but in January 2007 became interim prime minister. Following years of political turmoil, long-delayed legislative elections were held in September 2014 that were deemed "credible" by international observers and that resulted in BAINIMARAMA being reelected.

- ## Geography :: FIJI

- Location:
  Oceania, island group in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
  Geographic coordinates:
  18 00 S, 175 00 E
  Map references:
  Oceania
  Area:
  total: 18,274 sq km
  land: 18,274 sq km
  water: 0 sq km
  country comparison to the world: 157
  Area - comparative:
  slightly smaller than New Jersey
  Land boundaries:
  0 km
  Coastline:
  1,129 km
  Maritime claims:
  measured from claimed archipelagic straight baselines
  territorial sea: 12 nm
  exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
  continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation; rectilinear shelf claim added
  Climate:
  tropical marine; only slight seasonal temperature variation
  Terrain:
  mostly mountains of volcanic origin
  Elevation extremes:
  lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
  highest point: Tomanivi 1,324 m
  Natural resources:
  timber, fish, gold, copper, offshore oil potential, hydropower
  Land use:
  agricultural land: 23.3%
  arable land 9%; permanent crops 4.7%; permanent pasture 9.6%
  forest: 55.7%
  other: 21% (2011 est.)
  Irrigated land:
  30 sq km (2003)
  Total renewable water resources:
  28.55 cu km (2011)
  Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
  total: 0.08 cu km/yr (30%/11%/59%)
  per capita: 100.1 cu m/yr (2005)
  Natural hazards:
  cyclonic storms can occur from November to January
  Environment - current issues:
  deforestation; soil erosion
  Environment - international agreements:
  party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands
  signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
  Geography - note:
  includes 332 islands; approximately 110 are inhabited

- ## People and Society :: FIJI

- Nationality:
  noun: Fijian(s)
  adjective: Fijian
  Ethnic groups:
  iTaukei 56.8% (predominantly Melanesian with a Polynesian admixture), Indian 37.5%, Rotuman 1.2%, other 4.5% (European, part European, other Pacific Islanders, Chinese)
  note: a 2010 law replaces 'Fijian' with 'iTuakei' when referring to the original and native settlers of Fiji (2007 est.)
  Languages:
  English (official), Fijian (official), Hindustani
  Religions:
  Protestant 45% (Methodist 34.6%, Assembly of God 5.7%, Seventh Day Adventist 3.9%, and Anglican 0.8%), Hindu 27.9%, other Christian 10.4%, Roman Catholic 9.1%, Muslim 6.3%, Sikh 0.3%, other 0.3%, none 0.8% (2007 est.)
  Population:
  909,389 (July 2015 est.)
  country comparison to the world: 162
  Age structure:
  0-14 years: 28.03% (male 130,251/female 124,633)
  15-24 years: 16.73% (male 77,716/female 74,449)
  25-54 years: 41.12% (male 191,393/female 182,571)
  55-64 years: 8.04% (male 37,019/female 36,141)
  65 years and over: 6.07% (male 25,386/female 29,830) (2015 est.)
  population pyramid:
  Dependency ratios:
  total dependency ratio: 52.8%
  youth dependency ratio: 43.9%
  elderly dependency ratio: 8.9%
  potential support ratio: 11.2% (2015 est.)
  Median age:
  total: 28.2 years
  male: 28 years
  female: 28.4 years (2015 est.)
  Population growth rate:
  0.67% (2015 est.)
  country comparison to the world: 149
  Birth rate:
  19.43 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)
  country comparison to the world: 88
  Death rate:
  6.04 deaths/1,000 population (2015 est.)
  country comparison to the world: 163
  Net migration rate:
  -6.75 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2015 est.)
  country comparison to the world: 203
  Urbanization:
  urban population: 53.7% of total population (2015)
  rate of urbanization: 1.45% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
  Major urban areas - population:
  SUVA (capital) 176,000 (2014)
  Sex ratio:
  at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
  0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
  15-24 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
  25-54 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
  55-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
  65 years and over: 0.85 male(s)/female
  total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2015 est.)
  Maternal mortality rate:
  30 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)
  country comparison to the world: 129
  Infant mortality rate:
  total: 9.94 deaths/1,000 live births
  male: 10.97 deaths/1,000 live births
  female: 8.87 deaths/1,000 live births (2015 est.)
  country comparison to the world: 138
  Life expectancy at birth:
  total population: 72.43 years
  male: 69.79 years
  female: 75.2 years (2015 est.)
  country comparison to the world: 141
  Total fertility rate:
  2.47 children born/woman (2015 est.)
  country comparison to the world: 81
  Health expenditures:
  4.1% of GDP (2013)
  country comparison to the world: 160
  Physicians density:
  0.43 physicians/1,000 population (2009)
  Hospital bed density:
  2 beds/1,000 population (2009)
  Drinking water source:
  improved:
  urban: 99.5% of population
  rural: 91.2% of population
  total: 95.7% of population
  unimproved:
  urban: 0.5% of population
  rural: 8.8% of population
  total: 4.3% of population (2015 est.)
  Sanitation facility access:
  improved:
  urban: 93.4% of population
  rural: 88.4% of population
  total: 91.1% of population
  unimproved:
  urban: 6.6% of population
  rural: 11.6% of population
  total: 8.9% of population (2015 est.)
  HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
  0.13% (2014 est.)
  country comparison to the world: 109
  HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
  700 (2014 est.)
  country comparison to the world: 122
  HIV/AIDS - deaths:
  fewer than 100 (2014 est.)
  country comparison to the world: 120
  Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
  35.9% (2014)
  country comparison to the world: 25
  Education expenditures:
  4.2% of GDP (2011)
  country comparison to the world: 102
  Unemployment, youth ages 15-24:
  total: 25.4%
  male: 14.8%
  female: 18.7% (2007 est.)

- ## Government :: FIJI

- Country name:
  conventional long form: Republic of Fiji
  conventional short form: Fiji
  local long form: Republic of Fiji/Matanitu ko Viti
  local short form: Fiji/Viti
  etymology: the Fijians called their home Viti, but the neighboring Tongans called it Fisi, and in the Anglicized spelling of the Tongan pronunciation - promulgated by explorer Captain James COOK - the designation became Fiji
  Government type:
  republic
  Capital:
  name: Suva (on Viti Levu)
  geographic coordinates: 18 08 S, 178 25 E
  time difference: UTC+12 (17 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
  daylight saving time: +1hr, begins fourth Sunday in October; ends third Sunday in January
  Administrative divisions:
  14 provinces and 1 dependency*; Ba, Bua, Cakaudrove, Kadavu, Lau, Lomaiviti, Macuata, Nadroga and Navosa, Naitasiri, Namosi, Ra, Rewa, Rotuma*, Serua, Tailevu
  Independence:
  10 October 1970 (from the UK)
  National holiday:
  Fiji Independence Day, 10 October (1970)
  Constitution:
  previous 1970, 1990, 1997; latest signed into law September 2013 (2015)
  Legal system:
  common law system based on the English model
  International law organization participation:
  has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
  Citizenship:
  citizenship by birth: no
  citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Fiji
  dual citizenship recognized: yes
  residency requirement for naturalization: 5 years
  Suffrage:
  18 years of age; universal
  Executive branch:
  chief of state: President Jioji Konousi KONROTE (since 12 November 2015)
  head of government: Prime Minister Voreqe "Frank" BAINIMARAMA (since 22 September 2014)
  cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the prime minister from among members of Parliament and is responsible to Parliament
  elections/appointments: under the constitution, president elected by the Parliament for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); prime minister appointed by the president
  election results: Jioji Konousi KONROTE elected 12 Ocotber 2015 defeating Ratu Epeli GANILAU 31 to 14
  Legislative branch:
  description: unicameral Parliament (50 seats; members directly elected in a nationwide, multi-seat constituency by open-list proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms; the new constitution of 2013 restructured Parliament from bicameral to unicameral
  elections: last held on 17 September 2014 (next to be held in 2019)
  election results: percent of vote by party - Fiji First 59.2%, SDL 28.2%, National Federation Party 5.5%, other 7.1%; seats by party - Fiji First 32, SDL 15, National Federation Party 3
  Judicial branch:
  highest court(s): Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice, all justices of the Court of Appeal, and judges appointed specifically as Supreme Court judges); Court of Appeal (consists of the court president, all puisne judges of the High Court, and judges specifically appointed to the Court of Appeal); High Court (chaired by the chief justice and includes a minimum of 10 puisne judges; High Court organized into civil, criminal, family, employment, and tax divisions); note - in 1987, the Supreme Court assumed functions formerly performed by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London)
  judge selection and term of office: chief justice appointed by the president of Fiji on the advice of the prime minister following consultation with the parliamentary leader of the opposition; judges of the Supreme Court, the president of the Court of Appeal, the justices of the Court of Appeal, and puisne judges of the High Court appointed by the president of Fiji upon the nomination of the Judicial Service Commission after consulting with the cabinet minister and the committee of the House of Representatives responsible for the administration of justice; the chief justice, Supreme Court judges and justices of Appeal generally required to retire at age 70 but may be waived for one or more sessions of the court; puisne judges appointed for not less than 4 years nor more than 7 years with mandatory retirement at age 65
  subordinate courts: Magistrates' Court (organized into civil, criminal, juvenile, and small claims divisions)
  Political parties and leaders:
  FijiFirst [Aiyaz SAYED-KHAIYUM]
  Fiji Labor Party or FLP [Mahendra CHAUDHRY]
  Fiji United Freedon Party or FUFP [Jagath KARUNARATNE]
  National Federation Party or NFP [Dalip KUMAR] (primarily Indian)
  Peoples Democratic Party or PDP [Adi Sivia QORO]
  Social Democratic Liberal Party or SODELPA [Pio TABAIWALU]
  Political pressure groups and leaders:
  Group Against Racial Discrimination or GARD [Dr. Anirudk SINGH] (suports restoration of a democratic government)
  Viti Landowners Association
  International organization participation:
  ACP, ADB, AOSIS, C, CP, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, OPCW, PCA, PIF, Sparteca (suspended), SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNDOF, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMISS, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
  Diplomatic representation in the US:
  chief of mission: Ambassador Winston THOMPSON (since 20 April 2009)
  chancery: 2000 M Street NW, Suite 710, Washington, DC 20036
  telephone: [1] (202) 466-8320
  FAX: [1] (202) 466-8325
  consulate(s): Los Angeles, Portland (OR), San Francisco
  Diplomatic representation from the US:
  chief of mission: Ambassador Judith CEFKIN (since 3 February 2015); note - also accredited to Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu
  embassy: 158 Princes Rd, Tamavua
  mailing address: P. O. Box 218, Suva
  telephone: [679] 331-4466
  FAX: [679] 330-8685
  Flag description:
  light blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Fijian shield centered on the outer half of the flag; the blue symbolizes the Pacific ocean and the Union Jack reflects the links with Great Britain; the shield - taken from Fiji's coat of arms - depicts a yellow lion above a white field quartered by the cross of Saint George; the four quarters depict stalks of sugarcane, a palm tree, bananas, and a white dove
  National symbol(s):
  Fijian canoe; national color: light blue
  National anthem:
  name: "God Bless Fiji"
  lyrics/music: Michael Francis Alexander PRESCOTT/C. Austin MILES (adapted by Michael Francis Alexander PRESCOTT)
  note: adopted 1970; known in Fijian as "Meda Dau Doka" (Let Us Show Pride); adapted from the hymn, "Dwelling in Beulah Land," the anthem's English lyrics are generally sung, although they differ in meaning from the official Fijian lyrics

- ## Economy :: FIJI

- Economy - overview:
  Fiji, endowed with forest, mineral, and fish resources, is one of the most developed and connected of the Pacific island economies. Earnings from the tourism industry, with an estimated 692,630 tourists visiting in 2014, and remittances from Fijian’s working abroad are the country’s largest foreign exchange earners. Fiji's sugar remains a significant industry and a major export. The sugar industry reforms since 2010 have improved productivity and returns, but the industry faces the complete withdrawal of European Union preferential prices by 2017. Fiji’s trade imbalance continues to widen with increased imports and sluggish performance of domestic exports. The return to parliamentary democracy and successful elections in September 2014 have boosted investor confidence. Private sector investment in 2014 reached 15% of GDP, compared to 13% in 2013.
  GDP (purchasing power parity):
  $7.404 billion (2014 est.)
  $7.031 billion (2013 est.)
  $6.72 billion (2012 est.)
  note: data are in 2014 US dollars
  country comparison to the world: 164
  GDP (official exchange rate):
  $4.289 billion (2014 est.)
  GDP - real growth rate:
  5.3% (2014 est.)
  4.6% (2013 est.)
  1.8% (2012 est.)
  country comparison to the world: 49
  GDP - per capita (PPP):
  $8,400 (2014 est.)
  $7,900 (2013 est.)
  $7,600 (2012 est.)
  note: data are in 2014 US dollars
  country comparison to the world: 144
  Gross national saving:
  10.5% of GDP (2014 est.)
  7.6% of GDP (2013 est.)
  20.2% of GDP (2012 est.)
  country comparison to the world: 147
  GDP - composition, by end use:
  household consumption: 77.1%
  government consumption: 14.6%
  investment in fixed capital: 21.5%
  investment in inventories: -5.8%
  exports of goods and services: 61%
  imports of goods and services: -68.4%
  (2014 est.)
  GDP - composition, by sector of origin:
  agriculture: 12.1%
  industry: 19.9%
  services: 68% (2014 est.)
  Agriculture - products:
  sugarcane, coconuts, cassava (manioc, tapioca), rice, sweet potatoes, bananas; cattle, pigs, horses, goats; fish
  Industries:
  tourism, sugar, clothing, copra, gold, silver, lumber, small cottage industries
  Industrial production growth rate:
  2.6% (2014 est.)
  country comparison to the world: 96
  Labor force:
  346,500 (2014 est.)
  country comparison to the world: 161
  Labor force - by occupation:
  agriculture: 70%
  industry and services: 30% (2001 est.)
  Unemployment rate:
  8.8% (2014 est.)
  8.7% (2013 est.)
  country comparison to the world: 102
  Population below poverty line:
  31% (2009 est.)
  Household income or consumption by percentage share:
  lowest 10%: 2.6%
  highest 10%: 34.9% (2009 est.)
  Budget:
  revenues: $1.166 billion
  expenditures: $1.219 billion (2014 est.)
  Taxes and other revenues:
  27.2% of GDP (2014 est.)
  country comparison to the world: 104
  Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-):
  -1.2% of GDP (2014 est.)
  country comparison to the world: 72
  Public debt:
  49.7% of GDP (2014 est.)
  51.4% of GDP (2013 est.)
  country comparison to the world: 72
  Fiscal year:
  calendar year
  Inflation rate (consumer prices):
  0.5% (2014 est.)
  2.9% (2013 est.)
  country comparison to the world: 41
  Central bank discount rate:
  1.75% (31 December 2010)
  3% (31 December 2009)
  country comparison to the world: 123
  Commercial bank prime lending rate:
  5.76% (31 December 2014 est.)
  6.1% (31 December 2013 est.)
  country comparison to the world: 139
  Stock of narrow money:
  $1.823 billion (31 December 2014 est.)
  $1.816 billion (31 December 2013 est.)
  country comparison to the world: 134
  Stock of broad money:
  $3.118 billion (31 December 2014 est.)
  $2.953 billion (31 December 2013 est.)
  country comparison to the world: 144
  Stock of domestic credit:
  $2.896 billion (31 December 2014 est.)
  $2.585 billion (31 December 2013 est.)
  country comparison to the world: 130
  Market value of publicly traded shares:
  $452.5 million (31 December 2012 est.)
  $392.2 million (31 December 2011)
  $418.8 million (31 December 2010 est.)
  country comparison to the world: 114
  Current account balance:
  -$386 million (2014 est.)
  -$834 million (2013 est.)
  country comparison to the world: 100
  Exports:
  $1.152 billion (2014 est.)
  $1.048 billion (2013 est.)
  country comparison to the world: 158
  Exports - commodities:
  sugar, garments, gold, timber, fish, molasses, coconut oil
  Exports - partners:
  US 11.8%, Australia 10%, UK 6.4%, Samoa 6.2%, Tonga 5.5% (2014)
  Imports:
  $2.403 billion (2014 est.)
  $2.38 billion (2013 est.)
  country comparison to the world: 158
  Imports - commodities:
  manufactured goods, machinery and transport equipment, petroleum products, food, chemicals
  Imports - partners:
  Singapore 18.4%, South Korea 14%, NZ 13.7%, China 13.1%, Australia 12.9% (2014)
  Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
  $903 million (31 December 2015 est.)
  $916.2 million (31 December 2014 est.)
  country comparison to the world: 137
  Debt - external:
  $769.1 million (31 December 2014 est.)
  $797.5 million (31 December 2013 est.)
  country comparison to the world: 170
  Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:
  $3.893 billion (31 December 2014 est.)
  $3.612 billion (31 December 2013 est.)
  country comparison to the world: 100
  Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad:
  $50.08 million (31 December 2014 est.)
  $50.2 million (31 December 2012 est.)
  country comparison to the world: 97
  Exchange rates:
  Fijian dollars (FJD) per US dollar -
  1.8874 (2014 est.)
  1.8874 (2013 est.)
  1.79 (2012 est.)
  1.7932 (2011 est.)
  1.9183 (2010 est.)

- ## Energy :: FIJI

- Electricity - production:
  857.5 million kWh (2013 est.)
  country comparison to the world: 155
  Electricity - consumption:
  777.6 million kWh (2012 est.)
  country comparison to the world: 161
  Electricity - exports:
  0 kWh (2013 est.)
  country comparison to the world: 136
  Electricity - imports:
  0 kWh (2013 est.)
  country comparison to the world: 147
  Electricity - installed generating capacity:
  259,000 kW (2012 est.)
  country comparison to the world: 155
  Electricity - from fossil fuels:
  46.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)
  country comparison to the world: 156
  Electricity - from nuclear fuels:
  0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)
  country comparison to the world: 90
  Electricity - from hydroelectric plants:
  48.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)
  country comparison to the world: 51
  Electricity - from other renewable sources:
  5.4% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)
  country comparison to the world: 57
  Crude oil - production:
  0 bbl/day (2014 est.)
  country comparison to the world: 134
  Crude oil - exports:
  0 bbl/day (2012 est.)
  country comparison to the world: 123
  Crude oil - imports:
  0 bbl/day (2012 est.)
  country comparison to the world: 188
  Crude oil - proved reserves:
  0 bbl (1 January 2015 est.)
  country comparison to the world: 132
  Refined petroleum products - production:
  0 bbl/day (2012 est.)
  country comparison to the world: 180
  Refined petroleum products - consumption:
  9,400 bbl/day (2013 est.)
  country comparison to the world: 154
  Refined petroleum products - exports:
  690.3 bbl/day (2012 est.)
  country comparison to the world: 112
  Refined petroleum products - imports:
  10,130 bbl/day (2012 est.)
  country comparison to the world: 136
  Natural gas - production:
  0 cu m (2013 est.)
  country comparison to the world: 185
  Natural gas - consumption:
  0 cu m (2013 est.)
  country comparison to the world: 142
  Natural gas - exports:
  0 cu m (2013 est.)
  country comparison to the world: 97
  Natural gas - imports:
  0 cu m (2013 est.)
  country comparison to the world: 195
  Natural gas - proved reserves:
  0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)
  country comparison to the world: 137
  Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy:
  1.543 million Mt (2012 est.)
  country comparison to the world: 158

- ## Communications :: FIJI

- Telephones - fixed lines:
  total subscriptions: 74,700
  subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 8 (2014 est.)
  country comparison to the world: 150
  Telephones - mobile cellular:
  total: 876,200
  subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 97 (2014 est.)
  country comparison to the world: 161
  Telephone system:
  general assessment: modern local, interisland, and international (wire/radio integrated) public and special-purpose telephone, telegraph, and teleprinter facilities; regional radio communications center
  domestic: telephone or radio telephone links to almost all inhabited islands; most towns and large villages have automatic telephone exchanges and direct dialing; combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity roughly 100 per 100 persons
  international: country code - 679; access to important cable links between US and Canada, as well as between NZ and Australia; satellite earth stations - 2 Inmarsat (Pacific Ocean) (2011)
  Broadcast media:
  Fiji TV, a publicly traded company, operates a free-to-air channel, as well as Sky Fiji and Sky Pacific multi-channel pay-TV services; state-owned commercial company, Fiji Broadcasting Corporation, Ltd, operates 6 radio stations - 2 public broadcasters and 4 commercial broadcasters with multiple repeaters; 5 radio stations with repeaters operated by Communications Fiji, Ltd; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters are available (2009)
  Radio broadcast stations:
  AM 13, FM 40, shortwave 0 (1998)
  Television broadcast stations:
  NA
  Internet country code:
  .fj
  Internet users:
  total: 331,700
  percent of population: 36.7% (2014 est.)
  country comparison to the world: 139

- ## Transportation :: FIJI

- Airports:
  28 (2013)
  country comparison to the world: 121
  Airports - with paved runways:
  total: 4
  over 3,047 m: 1
  1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
  914 to 1,523 m: 2 (2013)
  Airports - with unpaved runways:
  total: 24
  914 to 1,523 m: 5
  under 914 m:
  19 (2013)
  Railways:
  total: 597 km
  narrow gauge: 597 km 0.600-m gauge
  note: belongs to the government-owned Fiji Sugar Corporation; used to haul sugarcane during the harvest season, which runs from May to December (2008)
  country comparison to the world: 109
  Roadways:
  total: 3,440 km
  paved: 1,686 km
  unpaved: 1,754 km (2011)
  country comparison to the world: 163
  Waterways:
  203 km (122 km are navigable by motorized craft and 200-metric-ton barges) (2012)
  country comparison to the world: 97
  Merchant marine:
  total: 11
  by type: passenger 4, passenger/cargo 4, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 2
  foreign-owned: 2 (Australia 2) (2010)
  country comparison to the world: 108
  Ports and terminals:
  major seaport(s): Lautoka, Levuka, Suva

- ## Military :: FIJI

- Military branches:
  Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF): Land Forces, Naval Forces (2011)
  Military service age and obligation:
  18 years of age for voluntary military service; mandatory retirement at age 55 (2013)
  Manpower available for military service:
  males age 16-49: 233,240
  females age 16-49: 222,587 (2010 est.)
  Manpower fit for military service:
  males age 16-49: 183,730
  females age 16-49: 188,325 (2010 est.)
  Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
  male: 8,403
  female: 8,039 (2010 est.)
  Military expenditures:
  1.47% of GDP (2012)
  1.44% of GDP (2011)
  1.47% of GDP (2010)
  country comparison to the world: 61

- ## Transnational Issues :: FIJI

- Disputes - international:
  none

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