Republic of Fiji

Country Information

  • Republic of Fiji
Capital City
Suva
Head of State
Ratu Wiliame Maivalili Katonivere
Head of Government
Sitiveni Rabuka
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

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