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Fiji tried daylight saving time in 1998-2000. Now it will try it again, beginning in 2009-11. Remember that Fiji is in the southern hemisphere, so its DST period runs through New Year's Day.

Country overview: 

Short name	FIJI
ISO code	FJ
FIPS code	FJ
Languages	English (en), Fiji (fj)
Time zone	+12 ~
Capital	Suva

 

Fiji was a British colony from 1874 until it was granted independence on 1970-10-10.

Other names of country: 

1. Danish: Fiji
2. Dutch: Fiji, Republiek der Fiji Eilanden (formal)
3. English: Republic of the Fiji Islands (formal)
4. Finnish: Fidži
5. French: Fidji fp, République f des Îles fp Fidji (formal)
6. German: Fidschi n, Fidschi-Inseln fp
7. Icelandic: Fídjieyjar
8. Italian: Figi fp
9. Norwegian: Fiji, Republikken Fiji (formal)
10. Portuguese: Fidji, Fiji, República f das Ilhas fp Fidji (formal)
11. Spanish: Fiji, República f de Fiji (formal), Fiyi (obsolete), Viti (obsolete)
12. Swedish: Fiji

Origin of name: 

from Viti (native name)

Spelling note: sometimes the letters -mb- are written as -b-, -nd- as -d-, and -ng- as -g-.

Primary subdivisions: 

Fiji is divided into four divisions and one dependency.

Division	HASC	ISO	FIPS	Population	Area(km.²)	Area(mi.²)	Capital
Central	FJ.CE	C	FJ01	342,386	4,293	1,658	Suva
Eastern	FJ.EA	E	FJ02	37,311	1,376	531	Levuka
Northern	FJ.NO	N	FJ03	135,961	6,199	2,393	Lambasa
Rotuma	FJ.RO	R	FJ04	2,002	46	18	Motusa
Western	FJ.WE	W	FJ05	319,611	6,360	2,456	Lautoka
5 divisions				837,271	18,274	7,056
Division: Except Rotuma, which is a dependency. HASC: Hierarchical administrative subdivision codes. ISO: Codes from ISO 3166-2. FIPS: Codes from FIPS PUB 10-4. Population: 2007-08-16 census.

 

The census reports imply that Rotuma is part of Eastern. Rotuma dependency may have merged with Eastern division. However, the ISO and FIPS standards still show them as separate.

Further subdivisions:

See the Provinces of Fiji page.

The divisions of Fiji are subdivided into provinces.

Territorial extent: 

1. Central contains the southeastern part of the main island of Viti Levu and the small islands of Mbengga and Yanutha.
2. Eastern contains the Lau Group (Lakemba, Fulanga, Kambara, Ongea Levu, etc.), the Lomaiviti Group (Koro, Ngau, Ovolau, and the Exploring Islands (Vanua Mbalavu, Mango, etc.)), Kandavu, Matuku, Moala, Ono-i-lau, and Totoya.
3. Northern contains Vanua Levu (the second-largest in the group), Cikobia, Kioa, Nggamea, Rambi, Taveuni, Yandua, and Yathata.
4. Rotuma contains Rotuma and nearby islets, and is isolated from the rest of the group.
5. Western contains the northern and western parts of Viti Levu, the Yasawa Group (Nathula, Naviti, Waya, and Yasawa), Vatulele, and the isolated Ceva-i-Ra (Conway Reef).

Population history:

See the Provinces of Fiji page.