Crossroads of the South Pacific

The Republic of the Fiji Islands is an island nation of some 332 islands (of which only 110 are inhabited) and some 522 smaller islets scattered across 200,000 square kilometers of the South Pacific Ocean. The total land area of the islands is just 18,270 sq km.

The country’s two main islands are Viti Levu and Vanua Levu. Most of the development and about three-quarters of the 900,000-odd population are on Viti Levu, which also hosts the capital Suva, in the east of the island.

Located east of Australia and north of New Zealand, Fiji is part of the Melanesian anthropological and geographical grouping of the Pacific.

The country has become a crossroad for air and shipping routes linking North America and Japan in the north, and Australia and New Zealand. Tokyo is eight hours flying time away, Hawaii five hours, Auckland three hours, Brisbane and Sydney four hours and Noumea is only an hour away.

Fiji has two international airports, both on Viti Levu