Amtliche Kurzform: Fidschi
Name in Landessprache:   
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Vollform: Republic of Fiji
Die Bezeichnung Fiji (Fidschi) die die benachbarten Tonganer für Viti (fidschianisch) benutzten, etablierte sich als Landesname.
Name in Englisch: Fiji
Ehemaliger Name: frühere Volform bis 26.7.98: Republik Fidschi

Staatsgebiet: Fidschi ist eine isolierte Inselgruppe im Südwestpazifik und liegt etwa 2.100 Kilometer nördlich von Auckland, Neuseeland. Der Archipel besteht aus 844 Inseln mit einer Gesamtfläche von 18.270 Quadratkilometern, von denen 106 bewohnt sind.
 

CIA Background-Info 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 May 2000 ushered in a prolonged period of political turmoil. Parliamentary elections held in August 2001 provided Fiji with a democratically elected government led by Prime Minister Laisenia QARASE. Re-elected in May 2006, QARASE was ousted in a December 2006 military coup led by Commodore Voreqe BAINIMARAMA, who initially appointed himself acting president. In January 2007, BAINIMARAMA was appointed interim prime minister.