Knowra Fiji Fiji Fiji is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, composed of more than 300 islands. Its population and major cities are concentrated on the larger islands of Viti Levu and Vanua Levu.
Viti Levu : Viti Levu is Fiji’s largest island and the home of its capital, Suva. It contains most of Fiji’s population and the country’s political and economic center.
Abel Tasman : Abel Tasman was a Dutch navigator who led a European expedition to Fiji’s region in 1643. His voyage brought Fiji into early European mapping and recorded encounters.
Tourism in Fiji : Tourism in Fiji is an economic sector built around resorts, beaches, diving, and cultural experiences. International visitors make tourism a major source of employment and foreign exchange.
Samoa : Samoa is an independent Polynesian island country in the central South Pacific. Its Polynesian history and smaller island group offer a regional comparison with Fiji.
Vanua Levu : Vanua Levu is Fiji’s second-largest island, northeast of Viti Levu. It is the other major inhabited island, with towns and communities distinct from the capital region.
Cakobau : Ratu Seru Epenisa Cakobau was a Fijian chief who became king of a unified Fiji in the nineteenth century. His government’s cession of Fiji to Britain in 1874 redirected the islands’ political history.
Fiji water industry : The Fiji water industry bottles and exports groundwater from Viti Levu for international markets. The export brand links Fiji’s name to debates about water, ownership, and sustainability.
Tonga : Tonga is a Polynesian kingdom and island country in the South Pacific. Its continuing monarchy contrasts with Fiji’s republic and history of military coups.
Suva : Suva is Fiji’s capital and largest metropolitan area, on the southeastern coast of Viti Levu. The capital anchors government and urban life on Fiji’s largest island.
Colonial Fiji : Colonial Fiji was the British Crown Colony established after Fiji’s cession in 1874 and ending at independence in 1970. British rule reshaped administration, land policy, and labor in the islands.
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