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Fiji

Fiji is an archipelago of more than 300 islands in the South Pacific, most of its people living on Viti Levu and Vanua Levu. Independent from Britain since 1970, it lives largely from tourism and sugar, and the 180th meridian runs through it.

A curve of white sand meeting clear turquoise water below dry green hills on Naviti island, Fiji

Naviti, in the Yasawa Islands

Photo: Rickard Törnblad, CC BY-SA 4.0

Light blue for the Pacific Ocean. The Union Jack recalls the link with Britain, and the shield shows sugar cane, a coconut palm, bananas and a dove of peace. Adopted in 1970.

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