Fiji — Capital, Flag and Country Facts

Explore Fiji: capital Suva, population, flag, geography, languages, history and culture.

Fiji is in Oceania. Its capital is Suva.

Climate

Tropical marine; only slight seasonal temperature variation; warm and humid year-round

Mostly mountainous volcanic islands with narrow coastal plains; coral reefs

Fiji consists of 333 islands, only about 110 of which are permanently inhabited.

Fiji's rugby sevens team won the country's first-ever Olympic gold medal in 2016.

Kava drinking ceremonies are an important part of Fijian culture and social gatherings.

1643: Dutch explorer Abel Tasman is the first European to sight Fiji

1874: Fiji becomes a British Crown Colony

1879: Britain begins importing Indian laborers to work on sugarcane plantations

1970: Independence from Britain under Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara

1987: Military coups driven by ethnic tensions between Fijians and Indo-Fijians

2014: Return to democratic elections after years of military rule