Line #11 UsefulNotes/Fiji


1	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Fiji-map_8684.gif]]
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3	More than 300 islands form the Melanesian country of the '''Republic of Fiji''' ('''Fijian:''' ''Matanitu Tugalala o Viti'', '''Fiji Hindi:''' ''फ़िजी गणराज्य Fijī Gaṇarājya''), one of the most developed economies in the Pacific, with a population of a little over 925,000 as of 2018 estimates.
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5	At first, the Europeans weren’t too keen on visiting the islands because of the [[CapturedByCannibals cannibalism]] of the tribes (they even dubbed the islands [[IDontLikeTheSoundOfThatPlace Cannibal Isles]]). Eventually, the Dutch settled there while they were in the neighborhood and some time later they gave it to the British, turning it into a colony. The current British King or Queen was automatically elected as Paramount High Chief by the Council of High Chiefs.
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7	Fiji got its independence in 1970. Since then, it has passed through a certain number of coups; the last one ([[http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/rumblings-of-a-revolution/2007/10/26/1192941338637.html in 2006]]) eventually triggered a constitutional crisis in 2009 regarding its legality. For this reason, the country was suspended from the Commonwealth of Nations from 2006 to 2014, marking the first time a Commonwealth country was suspended twice (Fiji was previously suspended from 2001 to 2002, thanks to a civilian coup the year prior).
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9	The country has been a parliamentary republic since 1987, with the President serving as a ceremonial figurehead. Strangely, Fiji still uses a flag with a Union Jack in it even though the British monarch is no longer the head of state. The Council of High Chiefs (which chose both the President and the Prime Minister) passed a resolution that they still considered then Queen of the United Kingdom, UsefulNotes/ElizabethII, to be the Paramount High Chief, but this was not recognized by the Fijian government, and the queen herself did not use "Paramount High Chief" as part of her styles. The Council was disbanded by decree in 2012, making Elizabeth II the last Paramount High Chief.
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11	A little more than half of the total population consists of ethnic Fijians, who now call themselves ''[=iTaukei=]''. Slightly under 40% is of Indian origin, descended from migrant workers brought to the islands during British rule from the 1870s to UsefulNotes/WorldWarI. The remaining 5–6% consists of Europeans, part-Europeans, Chinese, and other Pacific Islanders. This last category also includes the Rotumans, the indigenous people of a small group of islands north of the main grouping, who are mostly Polynesian by ethnicity with a culture that freely mixes Polynesian, Melanesian, and Micronesian traditions (their islands are something of a crossroads for that part of the Pacific).
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13	The official languages are Fijian (a Polynesian language spoken by [=iTaukei=]) and English (widely spoken by all ethnicities); a local dialect of Hindi is spoken by the Indian population. The Rotumans have their own indigenous language, a Polynesian language closely related to Fijian. Their favorite sport (especially for the [=iTaukei=]) is rugby and the main drivers of the economy are tourism and sugar.
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15	During UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, Fijian troops were part of the ANZAC forces.
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17	One of the peculiarities of the country is that it has one of the few rail networks in {{UsefulNotes/Oceania}} outside of {{UsefulNotes/Australia}} and UsefulNotes/NewZealand. It is a purely cargo rail line, with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3pltiqfW90 a very narrow gauge]].
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19	It's also known for being the home of [[ProfessionalWrestling professional wrestling great]] [[Wrestling/JimmySnuka Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka]]. Golf fans will also recognize Vijay Singh, a descendant of the Indian community who was one of the world's top players in TheNineties and [[TurnOfTheMillennium The Noughties]].
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21	Do not confuse with [[{{UsefulNotes/Japan}} Fuji]].
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23	!!Fiji in fiction
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25	* ''[[Literature/TheBountyTrilogy Men Aganst the Sea]]'': Captain William Bligh and his loyal sailors, the ones who didn't take part in TheMutiny on HMAV ''Bounty'', are making a perilous journey over 3600 miles of ocean on an open boat. They stop at Tofoa and are surprised when they are told by the locals of an archipelago to the west, completely unknown to Europeans, called "Feejee." Later they sail through them and, as Bligh says, are "the first white men to set eyes on them!" (This happened in RealLife, as Bligh and his party in 1789 were in fact the first Europeans to see and chart the Fiji Islands.)
26	* It makes an indirect appearance in ''Film/CastAway''. The movie was filmed on one of the small uninhabited volcanic isles of the country and is supposed to [[CaliforniaDoubling represent]] a fictional island south of the UsefulNotes/CookIslands.
27	* Similarly, the 1980 film adaption of ''Literature/TheBlueLagoon'' was mostly shot on some of the more remote islands of Fiji. Again, the actual name of the island within the story is never specified.
28	* Though the islands themselves are not shown, much reference is made in early episodes of ''Series/RedDwarf'' to Dave Lister's plan to open a farm on Fiji, have a sheep and a cow, and breed horses. The Felis sapien race who evolved from his cat Frankenstein's kittens have adopted this plan, and go so far as to refer to Cloister's Promised Land of Fuchal. It does however say that after a volcanic eruption, most of Fiji is under 3 feet of water.
29	* The first ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}}'' has a level set in Fiji, which was also remade for the second.
30	* The survival comedy ''Manga/AreYouLost'' has one of Homare's flashbacks take place in Fiji as her father is teaching her survival techniques in the wild, specifically the idea to use squid ink as makeshift sunblock.
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32	[[AC:The Fijian flag]]
33	https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fiji_flag_4509.png
34	->In a deviation from the standard British "blue ensign", the rest of the field is sky-blue, representing the Pacific Ocean. At the fly side is the national coat-of-arms, which reflects its English heritage through the English lion at the upper third and St. George's Cross (symbol of England) occupying the lower two-thirds; the white spaces on the cross are occupied by a coconut tree, sugarcanes and a bunch of bananas -- all three of which are local crops -- as well as the dove of peace, the personal symbol of Seru Epenisa Cakobau, the first King of Fiji.
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36	[[AC:The Fijian national anthem]]
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38	->Blessing grant oh God of nations on the isles of Fiji
39	->As we stand united under noble banner blue
40	->And we honour and defend the cause of freedom ever
41	->Onward march together
42	->God bless Fiji
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44	->For Fiji, ever Fiji, let our voices ring with pride
45	->For Fiji, ever Fiji, her name hails far and wide,
46	->A land of freedom, hope and glory, to endure what ever befalls
47	->May God bless Fiji
48	->Forever more!
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50	->Blessing grant, oh God of nations, on the isles of Fiji
51	->Shores of golden sand and sunshine, happiness and song
52	->Stand united, we of Fiji, fame and glory ever
53	->Onward march together
54	->God bless Fiji.
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56	->For Fiji, ever Fiji, let our voices ring with pride
57	->For Fiji, ever Fiji, her name hails far and wide,
58	->A land of freedom, hope and glory, to endure what ever befalls
59	->May God bless Fiji
60	->Forever more!
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64	->Meda dau doka ka vinakata na vanua
65	->E ra sa dau tiko kina na savasava
66	->Rawa tu na gauna ni sautu na veilomani
67	->Me sa Biu na i tovo tawa yaga
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69	->Me bula ga ko Viti
70	->Ka me toro ga ki liu
71	->Me ra turaga vinaka ko ira na i liuliu
72	->Me ra liutaki na tamata
73	->E na veika vinaka
74	->Me oti kina na i tovo ca
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76	->Bale ga vei kemuni na cauravou e Viti
77	->Ni yavala me savasava na vanua
78	->Ni kakua ni vosota na dukadukali
79	->Ka me sa qai biuta vakadua
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81	->Me bula ga ko Viti
82	->Ka me toro ga ki liu
83	->Me ra turaga vinaka ko ira na i liuliu
84	->Me ra liutaki na tamata
85	->E na veika vinaka
86	->Me oti kina na i tovo ca
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90	->He jagdishwar, kripa karo tum Fiji desh pe apne
91	->Ahle watan hum teri sharan mein, teri dhwaja ke neehe
92	->Ajaadi ki raksha aur samman sada hum karege
93	->Sab milke badhte rahege
94	->Sarwamangal Fiji
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96	->Yeh Fiji, hamara Fiji
97	->Hum sab mil gaate rahe
98	->Yeh Fiji Hamara Fiji
99	->Yeh naara lagate rahe
100	->Dharti hai apni, azaadi, asha aur garva ki
101	->Kripa rahe prabhu ki, Fiji par sarwada
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105	->आशीर्वाद फिजी
106	->के द्वीपों पर ओह राष्ट्रों के भगवान अनुदान जैसा कि हम महान बैनर तले नीले
107	->एकजुट और हम सम्मान और स्वतंत्रता के कारण बचाव कभी
108	->आगे एक साथ
109	->मार्च भगवान भला करे फिजी
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111	->फिजी के लिए, कभी फिजी, चलो हमारी आवाज गर्व
112	->साथ अंगूठी फिजी के लिए, कभी फिजी, उसका नाम जय दूर और चौड़े,
113	->स्वतंत्रता आशा है, और महिमा, का एक भूमि सहना करने के लिए क्या कभी
114	->बीतना भगवान भला करे फिजी
115	->हमेशा के लिए और अधिक!
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117	->आशीर्वाद अनुदान, फिजी
118	->के द्वीपों पर राष्ट्रों के भगवान, ओह सुनहरी रेत और धूप, खुशी और गीत
119	->की किनारे एकजुट खड़े हो जाओ, फिजी, प्रसिद्धि और महिमा से हम कभी
120	->आगे एक साथ
121	->मार्च भगवान फिजी भला करे.
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123	->फिजी के लिए, कभी फिजी, चलो हमारी आवाज गर्व
124	->साथ अंगूठी फिजी के लिए, कभी फिजी, उसका नाम जय दूर और चौड़े,
125	->स्वतंत्रता आशा है, और महिमा, का एक भूमि सहना करने के लिए क्या कभी
126	->बीतना भगवान भला करे फिजी
127	->हमेशा के लिए और अधिक!
128	[[note]]
129	->Āśīrvāda phijī
130	->Kē dvīpōṁ para ōha rāṣṭrōṁ kē bhagavāna anudāna jaisā ki hama mahāna bainara talē nīlē
131	->Ēkajuṭa aura hama sam'māna aura svatantratā kē kāraṇa bacāva kabhī
132	->Āgē ēka sātha
133	->Mārca bhagavāna bhalā karē phijī
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135	->Phijī kē li'ē, kabhī phijī, calō hamārī āvāja garva
136	->Sātha aṅgūṭhī phijī kē li'ē, kabhī phijī, usakā nāma jaya dūra aura cauṛē,
137	->Svatantratā āśā hai, aura mahimā, kā ēka bhūmi sahanā karanē kē li'ē kyā kabhī
138	->Bītanā bhagavāna bhalā karē phijī
139	->Hamēśā kē li'ē aura adhika!
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141	->Āśīrvāda anudāna, phijī
142	->Kē dvīpōṁ para rāṣṭrōṁ kē bhagavāna, ōha sunaharī rēta aura dhūpa, khuśī aura gīta
143	->Kī kinārē ēkajuṭa khaṛē hō jā'ō, phijī, prasid'dhi aura mahimā sē hama kabhī
144	->Āgē ēka sātha
145	->Mārca bhagavāna phijī bhalā karē.
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147	->Phijī kē li'ē, kabhī phijī, calō hamārī āvāja garva
148	->Sātha aṅgūṭhī phijī kē li'ē, kabhī phijī, usakā nāma jaya dūra aura cauṛē,
149	->Svatantratā āśā hai, aura mahimā, kā ēka bhūmi sahanā karanē kē li'ē kyā kabhī
150	->Bītanā bhagavāna bhalā karē phijī
151	->Hamēśā kē li'ē aura adhika!
152	[[/note]]
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154	[[AC:Government]]
155	* Unitary parliamentary representative democratic republic
156	** President: Wiliame Katonivere
157	** Prime Minister: Sitiveni Rabuka
158	** Speaker of the Parliament: Naiqama Lalabalavu
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160	[[AC:Miscellaneous]]
161	* '''Capital and largest city:''' Suva
162	* '''Population:''' 926,276
163	* '''Area:''' 18,274 km
164	(7,056 sq mi) (151st)
165	* '''Currency''': Fijian dollar ($) (FJD)
166	* '''ISO-3166-1 Code:''' FJ
167	* '''Country calling code:''' 679
168	* '''Highest point:''' Tomanivi (1324 m/4,344 ft) (147th)

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