Republic of Fiji
Country Information
Capital City
Suva
Government and Legal Status
Parliamentary Representative Democratic Republic
Head of State
Major General (Ret’d) Jioji Konrote
Head of Government
Rear Admiral (Ret’d) Voreqe Bainimarama
Official Languages
English
Fijian
Hindi
Official Currency
Fijian Dollar
Memberships
1970 – Independence
1970 – United Nations
1971 – Pacific Community (SPC)
1971 – Pacific Forum Secretariat (PIF)
1973 – International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO)
1970 – Commonwealth (rejoined in 1997 after 10-year lapse)
1983 – International Maritime Organisation (IMO)
2013 – PRIF
Key Development Policies
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Infrastructure Indicators
Telecommunication
| Proportion of population covered by mobile network (2G) (2018) | 98% |
| Proportion of population covered by mobile network (3G) (2018) | 94% |
| Proportion of population covered by mobile network (LTE/WiMAX) (2018) | 75% |
Energy
| Proportion of population with access to electricity (2017) | 96% |
| Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (2017) | 27% |
| Average annual mean of particulate matter of 2.5 microns in diameter or smaller levels in urban areas (ug/m3) | 10.5 |
| CO2 emission (metric tons/per capita) (2014) | 1.35 |
Transport
| International airports: Nadi and Suva-Nausori | 2 |
| Total road network (km) | 3340 |
| Paved road network as % of total network | 49% |
| Number of international ports | 3 |
Water & Sanitation
| Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services (2017) | 98% |
| Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services, including a hand-washing facility with soap & water (2017) | 96% |
| Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services (2017) | 95% |
| Percentage of population using at least basic drinking services (2017) | 94% |
Climate Resilience-Related Risk Indexes
| INFORM natural hazard index | 3.9 |
| Physical exposure to earthquake | 3.5 |
| Physical exposure to flood | 0.1 |
| Physical exposure to tsunami | 8.0 |
| Physical exposure to tropical cyclones | 3.1 |
* Sources: download the respective country profile document for sources for above data
Profile Document