The Fiji Islands are located in the Pacific Ocean in the region known has the Pacific Islands.  Fiji doesnt have a population of 1,000,000 permanent residents yet, but they are growing ever closer with the 1996 census showing between 700,000 people and 800,000 people permanently living on the Fiji Islands. The July 2003 estimate for population is 868,531 people.  There is a map below which shows the major islands and cities of Fuji. There are actually 332 islands in Fiji, only 110 are inhabited. Suva is the capital.

Fiji only recently became totally independent in 1970 after nearly a century of being a British Colony. After becoming independent there was a military coup that overthrew the democratic government in 1987. Eventually most peace has returned and a more equal constitution was written in 1997. And in 1999 most got an equal say with a government led by an Indo-Fijian elected president. Another coup took over the government in May 2000, but by August 2001 the Parliament successfully returned peace with a total democratic ruled Fiji.

Fiji has no major sources of water on the mainland giving them 18,270 square kilometers of land, which in comparison is slightly smaller than New Jersey.

The climate of the Fiji Islands is a tropical marine with only slight variations in temperatures. Cyclonic storms occur from November to January.

Most of the land on Fiji is mountains of a volcanic origin, although there are many valleys and some streams/rivers.

Most of Fiji is Christian at 52% (Methodist at 37%, other at 6% and Roman Catholic at 9%). 38% of the country is Hindu, Muslims are 8% of the population, and 2% is other. (Note-Fijians are mainly Christian while Indians are mainly Hindu with a small Muslim minority).

The Fiji government is focused on Agriculture and is also trying  to keep Fiji up-to-date with telephone connections, a strong military, and revitalizing ports and airports.

That is Fiji at a glance for those who read the article.