Fiji People - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population: 715,000 (July 1986), average annual growth rate 2.0%

Nationality: noun—Fijianis); adjective— Fijian

Ethnic divisions: 50% Indian, 45% Fijian; 5% European, other Pacific Islanders, overseas Ghinese, and others

Religion: Fijians are mainly Christian, Indians are Hindu with a Muslim minority

Language: English (official); Fijian and Hindustani spoken among Indians

Infant mortality rate: 29/1,000 (1983)

Life expectancy: 72

Literac y: 80%

Labor force: 176.000(1979); 40% of total work force paid employees, remainder involved in subsistence agriculture; 43.4% agriculture, 15.6% industry

Organized labor: about 50% of labor force organized into about 60 unions; unions organized along lines of work and ethnic.origin

NOTE: The information regarding Fiji on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Fiji 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Fiji 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.