• Fiji is an archipelagic country in Melanesia, Oceania.
• It consists of over 330 islands, with about 110 permanently inhabited.
• Main islands: Viti Levu and Vanua Levu, housing most of the population.

• Formed by volcanic activity over 150 million years ago.
• Some geothermal activity exists on Vanua Levu and Taveuni.
• Humans inhabited Fiji since the second millennium BC, influenced by Austronesians and Melanesians.

• First visited by Europeans in the 17th century.
• Became a British colony in 1874; gained independence in 1970.
• Declared a republic after 1987 coups; recent democratic elections were held in 2014.

• Fiji has a developed economy, with major sectors including tourism and sugar cane.
• The currency is the Fijian dollar.
• Local government is managed by city and town councils.

List of Popular Newspapers published in Fiji.