Top 10 Interesting Facts About Fiji
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1 Fiji is an island country in Melanesia part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean Fiji is a nation made up of many islands it has around 333 islands of these group of islands make a country Fiji most of the islands of mountains and they have adequate rainfall that makes it landscape even more beautiful Viti Levu is a home for almost three-quarters of the entire Fiji's population there are lots of interesting facts about Fiji in this Article.
2 Fiji Nationals love their rugby unofficially their national sport thousands of Fiji Islanders enjoy rugby in fact the Fiji sevens team won several World Cup tournaments and even the ibed series facts.
3 About 40% of Fiji's population is comprised of Indo Phrygians and Indians most of the Indians are labourers descendants Fijian English and Hindustani are the three official languages of Fiji and they greet others by saying Beulah which means welcome or Cheers facts.
4 Suva is the capital and largest city of Fiji and is located on the southeast coast of the island of Viti Levu soother is also considered a pivotal city for the industrial development of the country the higher point in Fiji is mt to MonaVie found on Viti Levu at an impressive altitude of 11,000 324 meter facts.
5 Fiji was once known as part of the cannibal Isles cannibalism existed here until the Christian missionaries arrived in the mid-1800s it was believed that cannibalism started from long sea voyages with not much choices to survive and these practices were brought over to the islands facts.
6 Fijians have a national and traditional drink Yucko knows the unofficial national drink of Fiji it is a mildly narcotic drink made from mixing the powdered root of the pepper plant with water and results in a numb feeling around the lips and tongue and a sense of relaxation it has some medical qualities that help with the common cold headaches insomnia stress and enmity facts.
7 The first European to visit the area was the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman in 1643 the English navigator James Cook also sailed through the area in 1774 the individual most commonly credited with the discovery of Fiji was Captain William Bligh who sailed through Fiji in 1789 and 1790 two facts.
8 Austronesian peoples are believed to have settled in the Fijian Islands some 3500 years ago with Melanesians following around a thousand years later most authorities agree that they originated in Southeast Asia and came via Indonesia archaeological evidence shows signs of settlement on mature Aki Island from 600 BC and possibly as far back as 900 BC facts.
9 Austronesians were considered as the native people who inhabited the island then Melanesians came and settled in Fiji in 17th century Europeans arrived in the island in 1874 colony of Fiji was set up by the British people until 1970 it had the status as a crown colony in 1987 it became a republic country facts.
10 Fiji has one of the most developed economies in the Pacific thanks to its abundant forests mineral and fish resources its currency is the Fijian dollar and its main sources of foreign exchange are its tourist industry remittances from Fijians working and bottled water exports tourism industry in Fiji is a major contributor to the economy Fiji is expecting the tourism industry to continue to grow with hopes of reaching 2.2 billion dollars by 2020.
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