{"title":"Fiji","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFiji\u003c\/b\u003e\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-11\" class=\"reference\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fiji#cite_note-11\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fiji#cite_note-11\"\u003e[n 1]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(\u003cspan class=\"rt-commentedText nowrap\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"IPA nopopups noexcerpt\" lang=\"en-fonipa\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:IPA\/English\" title=\"Help:IPA\/English\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:IPA\/English\"\u003e\/\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan title=\"\/ˈ\/: primary stress follows\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eˈ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan title=\"'f' in 'find'\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ef\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan title=\"\/iː\/: 'ee' in 'fleece'\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eiː\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan title=\"\/dʒ\/: 'j' in 'jam'\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003edʒ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan title=\"\/i\/: 'y' in 'happy'\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ei\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\/\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"nowrap\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e(\u003cspan class=\"unicode haudio\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"fn\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:En-us-Fiji.ogg\" title=\"About this sound\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:En-us-Fiji.ogg\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/8\/8a\/Loudspeaker.svg\/11px-Loudspeaker.svg.png\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"11\" height=\"11\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/8\/8a\/Loudspeaker.svg\/17px-Loudspeaker.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/8\/8a\/Loudspeaker.svg\/22px-Loudspeaker.svg.png 2x\" data-file-width=\"20\" data-file-height=\"20\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/8\/8a\/Loudspeaker.svg\/11px-Loudspeaker.svg.png\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/5\/52\/En-us-Fiji.ogg\" class=\"internal\" title=\"En-us-Fiji.ogg\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/5\/52\/En-us-Fiji.ogg\"\u003elisten\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:Pronunciation_respelling_key\" title=\"Help:Pronunciation respelling key\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:Pronunciation_respelling_key\"\u003e\u003ci title=\"English pronunciation respelling\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFEE\u003c\/span\u003e-jee\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"rt-commentedText nowrap\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"IPA nopopups noexcerpt\" lang=\"en-fonipa\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:IPA\/English\" title=\"Help:IPA\/English\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:IPA\/English\"\u003e\/\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan title=\"'f' in 'find'\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ef\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan title=\"\/iː\/: 'ee' in 'fleece'\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eiː\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan title=\"\/ˈ\/: primary stress follows\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eˈ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan title=\"\/dʒ\/: 'j' in 'jam'\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003edʒ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan title=\"\/iː\/: 'ee' in 'fleece'\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eiː\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\/\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:Pronunciation_respelling_key\" title=\"Help:Pronunciation respelling key\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:Pronunciation_respelling_key\"\u003e\u003ci title=\"English pronunciation respelling\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003efee-\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJEE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e;\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-12\" class=\"reference\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fiji#cite_note-12\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fiji#cite_note-12\"\u003e[11]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fijian_language\" title=\"Fijian language\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fijian_language\"\u003eFijian\u003c\/a\u003e:\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci lang=\"fj\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eViti\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003csmall data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/small\u003e\u003cspan title=\"Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)\" class=\"IPA\" lang=\"fj-Latn-fonipa\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:IPA\/Fijian\" title=\"Help:IPA\/Fijian\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:IPA\/Fijian\"\u003e[ˈβitʃi]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e;\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fiji_Hindi\" title=\"Fiji Hindi\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fiji_Hindi\"\u003eFiji Hindi\u003c\/a\u003e: फ़िजी,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFijī\u003c\/i\u003e), officially the\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRepublic of Fiji\u003c\/b\u003e,\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-13\" class=\"reference\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fiji#cite_note-13\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fiji#cite_note-13\"\u003e[n 2]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis an\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Island_country\" title=\"Island country\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Island_country\"\u003eisland country\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Melanesia\" title=\"Melanesia\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Melanesia\"\u003eMelanesia\u003c\/a\u003e, part of\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oceania\" title=\"Oceania\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oceania\"\u003eOceania\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein the South\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pacific_Ocean\" title=\"Pacific Ocean\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pacific_Ocean\"\u003ePacific Ocean\u003c\/a\u003e. It lies about 1,100\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nautical_mile\" title=\"Nautical mile\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nautical_mile\"\u003enautical miles\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2,000 \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kilometre\" title=\"Kilometre\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kilometre\"\u003ekm\u003c\/a\u003e; 1,300 \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mile\" title=\"Mile\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mile\"\u003emi\u003c\/a\u003e) north-northeast of\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/New_Zealand\" title=\"New Zealand\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/New_Zealand\"\u003eNew Zealand\u003c\/a\u003e. Fiji consists of an\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Archipelago\" title=\"Archipelago\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Archipelago\"\u003earchipelago\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof more than 330 islands—of which about 110 are permanently inhabited—and more than 500\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Islet\" title=\"Islet\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Islet\"\u003eislets\u003c\/a\u003e, amounting to a total land area of about 18,300 square kilometres (7,100 sq mi). The most outlying island group is\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ono-i-Lau\" title=\"Ono-i-Lau\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ono-i-Lau\"\u003eOno-i-Lau\u003c\/a\u003e. About 87% of the total population of 924,610 live on the two major islands,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Viti_Levu\" title=\"Viti Levu\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Viti_Levu\"\u003eViti Levu\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vanua_Levu\" title=\"Vanua Levu\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vanua_Levu\"\u003eVanua Levu\u003c\/a\u003e. About three-quarters of Fijians live on Viti Levu's coasts: either in the capital city of\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Suva\" title=\"Suva\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Suva\"\u003eSuva\u003c\/a\u003e; or in smaller urban centres such as\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nadi\" title=\"Nadi\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nadi\"\u003eNadi\u003c\/a\u003e—where tourism is the major local industry; or in\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lautoka\" title=\"Lautoka\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lautoka\"\u003eLautoka\u003c\/a\u003e, where the\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sugarcane\" title=\"Sugarcane\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sugarcane\"\u003esugar-cane industry\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis dominant. The interior of Viti Levu is sparsely inhabited because of its terrain.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-Fiji:_People_14-0\" class=\"reference\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fiji#cite_note-Fiji:_People-14\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fiji#cite_note-Fiji:_People-14\"\u003e[12]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe majority of Fiji's islands were formed by\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Volcano\" title=\"Volcano\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Volcano\"\u003evolcanic\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eactivity starting around 150 million years ago. Some geothermal activity still occurs today on the islands of Vanua Levu and\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Taveuni\" title=\"Taveuni\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Taveuni\"\u003eTaveuni\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-Fiji:_Geography_15-0\" class=\"reference\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fiji#cite_note-Fiji:_Geography-15\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fiji#cite_note-Fiji:_Geography-15\"\u003e[13]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe geothermal systems on Viti Levu are non-volcanic in origin and have low-temperature surface discharges (of between roughly 35 and 60 degrees Celsius (95 and 140 °F)).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHumans have lived in Fiji since the second millennium BCE—first\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Austronesian_peoples\" title=\"Austronesian peoples\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Austronesian_peoples\"\u003eAustronesians\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand later\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Melanesians\" title=\"Melanesians\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Melanesians\"\u003eMelanesians\u003c\/a\u003e, with some\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Polynesians\" title=\"Polynesians\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Polynesians\"\u003ePolynesian\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003einfluences. Europeans first visited Fiji in the 17th century.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-Fiji:_History_16-0\" class=\"reference\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fiji#cite_note-Fiji:_History-16\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fiji#cite_note-Fiji:_History-16\"\u003e[14]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIn 1874, after a\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Monarchy_of_Fiji\" title=\"Monarchy of Fiji\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Monarchy_of_Fiji\"\u003ebrief period in which Fiji was an independent kingdom\u003c\/a\u003e, the British established the\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Colony_of_Fiji\" title=\"Colony of Fiji\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Colony_of_Fiji\"\u003eColony of Fiji\u003c\/a\u003e. Fiji operated as a\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Crown_colony\" title=\"Crown colony\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Crown_colony\"\u003eCrown colony\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003euntil 1970, when it gained independence and became known as the\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dominion_of_Fiji\" title=\"Dominion of Fiji\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dominion_of_Fiji\"\u003eDominion of Fiji\u003c\/a\u003e. In 1987, following\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1987_Fijian_coups_d%27%C3%A9tat\" title=\"1987 Fijian coups d'état\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1987_Fijian_coups_d%27%C3%A9tat\"\u003ea series of coups d'état\u003c\/a\u003e, the military government that had taken power declared it a republic. In a\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2006_Fijian_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat\" title=\"2006 Fijian coup d'état\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2006_Fijian_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat\"\u003e2006 coup\u003c\/a\u003e, Commodore\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frank_Bainimarama\" title=\"Frank Bainimarama\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frank_Bainimarama\"\u003eFrank Bainimarama\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eseized power. In 2009, the Fijian High Court ruled that the military leadership was unlawful. At that point,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/President_of_Fiji\" title=\"President of Fiji\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/President_of_Fiji\"\u003ePresident\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ratu\" title=\"Ratu\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ratu\"\u003eRatu\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Josefa_Iloilo\" title=\"Josefa Iloilo\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Josefa_Iloilo\"\u003eJosefa Iloilo\u003c\/a\u003e, whom the military had retained as the nominal head of state, formally abrogated the\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1997_Constitution_of_Fiji\" title=\"1997 Constitution of Fiji\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1997_Constitution_of_Fiji\"\u003e1997 Constitution\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand re-appointed Bainimarama as interim\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Prime_Minister_of_Fiji\" title=\"Prime Minister of Fiji\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Prime_Minister_of_Fiji\"\u003eprime minister\u003c\/a\u003e. Later in 2009, Ratu\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Epeli_Nailatikau\" title=\"Epeli Nailatikau\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Epeli_Nailatikau\"\u003eEpeli Nailatikau\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esucceeded Iloilo as president.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-17\" class=\"reference\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fiji#cite_note-17\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fiji#cite_note-17\"\u003e[15]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eOn 17 September 2014, after years of delays, a democratic election\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2014_Fijian_general_election\" title=\"2014 Fijian general election\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2014_Fijian_general_election\"\u003etook place\u003c\/a\u003e. Bainimarama's\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/FijiFirst\" title=\"FijiFirst\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/FijiFirst\"\u003eFijiFirst\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eparty won 59.2% of the vote, and international observers deemed the election credible.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-bigstory.ap.org_18-0\" class=\"reference\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fiji#cite_note-bigstory.ap.org-18\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fiji#cite_note-bigstory.ap.org-18\"\u003e[16]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFiji has one of the most developed economies in the Pacific\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-19\" class=\"reference\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fiji#cite_note-19\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fiji#cite_note-19\"\u003e[17]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethrough its abundant forest, mineral, and fish resources. The currency is the\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fijian_dollar\" title=\"Fijian dollar\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fijian_dollar\"\u003eFijian dollar\u003c\/a\u003e, with the main sources of\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foreign_exchange_market\" title=\"Foreign exchange market\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foreign_exchange_market\"\u003eforeign exchange\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebeing the tourist industry,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Remittance\" title=\"Remittance\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Remittance\"\u003eremittances\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efrom Fijians working abroad, bottled water exports, and sugar cane.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-Factbook-Fiji_4-1\" class=\"reference\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fiji#cite_note-Factbook-Fiji-4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fiji#cite_note-Factbook-Fiji-4\"\u003e[4]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe Ministry of Local Government and Urban Development supervises Fiji's local government, which takes the form of city and town councils.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-Fiji:_Our_Government_20-0\" class=\"reference\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fiji#cite_note-Fiji:_Our_Government-20\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" 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