Introduction Key Economic Facts U.S. Embassy Fiji is a tropical island nation located in Oceania in the South Income Level (by per capita Upper Middle Income U.S. Embassy Suva Pacific Ocean and comprises an archipelago of more than GNI): 158 Princes Road 332 islands, 110 of which are permanently inhabited. Fiji is Level of Development: Data Unavailable Tamavua, Suva, Fiji located about two-thirds of the way from GDP, PPP (current international $12.72 billion (2019) Phone: 679 331-4466 to , and immediate $): https://fj.usembassy.gov neighbors include Vanuatu, Tonga, and GDP growth (annual %): -0.45% (2019) Samoa. The government system is a GDP per capita, PPP (current $14,289.96 (2019) republic; the chief of state is the president, international $): and the head of government is the prime minister. Fiji has a External debt stocks, total $1,019,989,627.00 (2019) mixed economy which includes a variety of private freedom, (DOD, current US$): combined with centralized economic planning and Manufacturing, value added (% 10.32% (2019) government regulation. of GDP): Current account balance (BoP, -$0.70 billion (2019) current US$): Inflation, consumer prices 1.77% (2019) (annual %): Labor force, total: 366,196 (2020) Unemployment, total (% of 4.08% (2020) total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate): Location: Oceania, Imports of goods and services $3.10 billion (2018) Capital City: Suva (+12 GMT) (current US$): Chief of State: President Jioji Konousi Konrote Exports of goods and services $2.67 billion (2018) Head of Govt.: Prime Minister Josaia Voreqe "Frank" (current US$): Bainimarama GDP Composition % : Fijian (FJD) Agriculture Services Industry Manufacturing Major Languages:

English (official), Fijian (official), Hindustani

54 Primary Religions:

Protestant 45% (Methodist 34.6%, 12 16 10 Assembly of God 5.7%, Seventh Day Adventist 3.9%, and Anglican 0.8%), *Although Manufacturing is included in the Industry figures, it is also separately Hindu 27.9%, other Christian 10.4%, reported because it plays a critical role in economy. Roman Catholic 9.1%, Muslim 6.3%, Rankings Sikh 0.3%, other 0.3%, none 0.8% (2007 est.)

Index Rank Calling Code: 679 Index of Economic Freedom 80 / 179 Voltage: 240 International Logistics Performance Index (LPI) 133 / 160 KOF Index of Globalization 86 / 185 Key Websites Open Budget Index 65 / 115 Main Government Page: fiji.gov.fj Commerce Ministry: mitt.gov.fj Export Promotion Agency: investmentfiji.org.fj Investment Promotion investmentfiji.org.fj Agency:

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