Fiji | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2018-12-09

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Fiji


00:03:22 1 Etymology
00:04:30 2 History
00:04:39 2.1 Early settlement and development of Fijian culture
00:10:57 2.2 Early interaction with Europeans
00:14:48 2.3 Cakobau and the wars against Christian infiltration
00:18:02 2.4 Cotton, confederacies and the Kai Colo
00:20:18 2.5 Kingdom of Fiji (1871–1874)
00:26:04 2.6 Blackbirding and slavery in Fiji
00:29:47 2.7 British colony
00:29:55 2.7.1 Annexation by the British in 1874
00:31:47 2.7.2 Measles epidemic of 1875
00:32:53 2.7.3 Sir Arthur Gordon and the "Little War"
00:38:05 2.7.4 Indian indenture system in Fiji
00:41:52 2.7.5 The Tuka rebellions
00:44:16 2.7.6 Fiji in World War I and II
00:46:25 2.7.7 Responsible government
00:48:38 2.8 Independence (1970)
00:52:57 3 Geography
00:55:27 3.1 Climate
00:56:33 4 Politics
00:57:07 4.1 2006 military takeover
01:02:02 4.2 Armed forces and law enforcement
01:02:50 4.3 Administrative divisions
01:03:42 5 Economy
01:07:12 5.1 Tourism
01:08:54 5.2 Transport
01:11:30 6 Science and technology
01:13:38 7 Society
01:13:47 7.1 Demographics
01:14:40 7.2 Ethnic groups
01:16:06 7.3 Family groups
01:16:52 7.4 Demonym
01:19:42 7.5 Languages
01:20:40 7.6 Religion
01:24:19 7.7 Education
01:24:50 8 Culture
01:25:57 8.1 Holidays and festivals
01:26:29 8.2 Sport
01:26:46 8.2.1 Rugby union
01:29:43 8.2.2 Rugby league
01:30:52 8.2.3 Rugby war dance (Cibi and Bole) and Fijian hymn
01:31:48 8.2.4 Association football
01:32:51 8.2.5 Basketball
01:33:29 8.2.6 Netball
01:33:57 8.2.7 Cricket
01:34:31 9 See also



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Fiji ( (listen) FEE-jee; Fijian: Viti [ˈβitʃi]; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी), officially the Republic of Fiji (Fijian: Matanitu Tugalala o Viti; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी गणराज्य), is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean about 1,100 nautical miles (2,000 km; 1,300 mi) northeast of New Zealand's North Island. Its closest neighbours are Vanuatu to the west, New Caledonia to the southwest, New Zealand's Kermadec Islands to the southeast, Tonga to the east, the Samoas and France's Wallis and Futuna to the northeast, and Tuvalu to the north. It has an archipelago of more than 330 islands—of which 110 are permanently inhabited—and more than 500 islets, amounting to a total land area of about 18,300 square kilometres (7,100 sq mi). The farthest island is Ono-i-Lau. The two major islands, Viti Levu and Vanua Levu, account for 87% of the total population of 898,760. The capital, Suva on Viti Levu, serves as Fiji's principal cruise port. About three-quarters of Fijians live on Viti Levu's coasts, either in Suva or in smaller urban centres like Nadi (with tourism being the major industry) or Lautoka (sugar cane industry). Viti Levu's interior is sparsely inhabited due to its terrain.The majority of Fiji's islands were formed through volcanic activity starting around 150 million years ago. Today, some geothermal activity still occurs on the islands of Vanua Levu and Taveuni. The geothermal systems on Viti Levu are of non-volcanic origin with low temperature (35-60 degrees Celsius) surface discharges, Sabeto Hot Springs near Nadi being a good example. Fiji has been inhabited since the second millennium BC, and was settled first by Austronesians and later by Melanesians, with some Polynesian influences. Europeans visited Fiji from the 17th century, and, after a brief period as an independent kingdom, the British established the Colony of Fiji in 1874. Fiji was a Crown colony until 1970, when it gained independence as the Dominion of Fiji. A republic was declared in 1987, following a series of coups d'état. In a coup in 2006, Commodore Frank Bainimarama seized power. When the High Court ruled in 2009 that the military leadership was unlawful, President Ratu Josefa Iloilo, whom the military had retained as the nominal Head of State, formally abrogated the Constitution and reappointed Bainimarama. Later in 2009, Iloilo was replaced as President ...