Svensk definition
Republik bestående av en ögrupp i Melanesien i sydvästra delen av Stilla havet. Ytan är 18 270 km2, och folkmängden uppgår till drygt 856 000 (juli 2002). Huvudstaden heter Suva och är belägen på ön Viti Levu.
Fiji
Fiji
Engelsk definition
A republic consisting of an island group in Melanesia, in the southwest Pacific Ocean. Its capital is Suva. It was discovered by Abel Tasman in 1643 and was visited by Captain Cook in 1774. It was used by escaped convicts from Australia as early as 1804. It was annexed by Great Britain in 1874 but achieved independence in 1970. The name Fiji is of uncertain origin. In its present form it may represent that of Viti, the main island in the group. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p396 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p186)
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