Fiji: Flag and Facts
Fiji's flag has a light blue field, the UK flag up in the top-left corner, and a shield on the right showing a yellow lion holding a coconut.
- Official name
- Republic of Fiji
- Capital
- Suva
- Region
- Melanesia
- Population
- 951,611 (2024)
- Languages
- English, Fijian, Fiji Hindi
- Currency
- Fijian dollar
- Area
- 18,272 km² (7,055 sq mi)
- People
- Fijian
- Calling code
- +679
- Highest point
- Tomanivi 1,324 m
- Independence
- 10 October 1970 (from the UK)
- National symbols
- Fijian canoe
- Borders
- No land borders
About Fiji
Below the lion, the cross of Saint George splits a white field into four parts: sugarcane, a palm tree, a bunch of bananas, and a white dove. The light blue stands for the Pacific Ocean.
Austronesians arrived around 1000 B.C., and waves of Melanesians came starting near the first century A.D. Islanders traded with Tonga and Samoa, and around 900 large parts of Fiji fell under the influence of the Tu'i Tongan Empire, which faded by 1200. A European first spotted the islands in 1643, and by the 1800s merchants, missionaries and whalers were regular visitors. In 1865 Seru Epenisa Cakobau joined many groups into one confederacy. Fiji became independent on 10 October 1970. Most of the land is volcanic mountains.
Did you know?
- The Fijian canoe is the national symbol.
- Tomanivi, the highest peak in Fiji, reaches 1,324 meters.
- Temperatures barely shift from season to season in Fiji's tropical climate.
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Questions about Fiji
What languages are spoken in Fiji?
English, Fijian and Fiji Hindi.
What is the capital of Fiji?
Suva, with about 178,000 residents.
Sources
- CIA World Factbook, checked October 8, 2026
- REST Countries data (mledoze/countries), checked October 8, 2026
- Flag artwork: flag-icons (MIT), checked October 8, 2026
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