Claim: Fiji is an island republic.
Evidence: Fiji -LRB- -LSB- ˈfiːdʒiː -RSB- -RRB- -LRB- Viti -LSB- ˈβitʃi -RSB- फ़िजी -RRB- , officially the Republic of Fiji -LRB- Matanitu Tugalala o Viti फ़िजी गणराज्य -RRB- , is an island country in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about 1100 nmi northeast of New Zealand 's North Island.