The population of Fiji is quite small, and fiji was discovered way before the english explorers arrived. Fiji had a well established economy before english explorers thought they found it. The population of fiji is 901,458, pretty small for the archipelago of fiji right.The discovery of Fiji was accidental and it was made by Abel Tasman and english explorers, but before this discovery was made there was already a well established economy in Fiji. The island of fiji has many places and attractions like how it is a volcanic island the main island of fiji is Viti Levu it is the largest island in the archipelago(1. Foster,Macdonald, 2017 ),.Fiji is actually a part of the continent …show more content…
called Oceania. Historically the key factors that led up to the coups go back to the time of the cession of authority to Britain in 1874 Although the colonial government maintained the status quo of native chiefly authority it changed and institutionalised powers. The government developed new concepts and practices in the economy, in particular, the importation of nearly 61,000 indentured labourers to work on sugar plantations These Indian labourers brought with them their own religion, culture, attitude and class which differentiated greatly from the Fijian population. (2. Infoplease. Infoplease, n.d. Web. May 2017. )
The Fiji Islands are largely the product of volcanoes, sedimentary deposits and formations of coral. Viti Lever, the largest island, has an area of about 10,429 square kilometers and accounts for more than half of the Fiji's land. There is a Mountain range by the name of Nakauvadia, that runs North and South. The highest peak being that of Mount Tomanivi which is 4,341 feet and was formerly called Mount Victoria. The main river systems the Rewa, Nauva, Sigatoka, and Ba all have their source in the central Mountain area.(3."How Fiji Was Founded." ) Fiji enjoys a tropical South sea maritime climate without great extremes of temperatures. At the capital Suva, the average summer high is 29 degrees C, and the winter low is 20 degrees C. The islands receive the most rainfall (120 inches in a year) during the months of November through march. Which is also the time for hurricanes, which are experienced about once every two years.
There Are many parts of the island fiji are quite amazing. the archipelago Fiji is a sea or stretch of water containing many islands such as- the islands in the archipelago of fiji are- Lau , Mamanuca , Yasawa , Moala , Ringgold Isles , Viti Levu Group and Vanua Levu Group islands of Fiji is about 1,100 nautical miles northeast of new Zealand’s north island,the main island of fiji is Viti Levu it is the largest island in the archipelago of fiji.( 4.NgCheong-Lum, Roseline 2011) Fiji is also a major volcanic island in the south pacific. Fiji is about 1,100 nautical miles northeast of new Zealand’s north island,the main island of fiji is Viti Levu it is the largest island in the archipelago of fiji.Fiji is part of a continent called oceania. The people there are quite interesting and they have been around for a very long time.The iTaukei tribe are the indigenous people of the fiji islands and in an area formerly called Melanesia. Indigenous Fijians are believed to have arrived in Fiji from western Melanesia approximately 3,500 years ago , Thought the exact origins of the fijian people are unknown ( 5. .Comparative country studies on social development situations, trends and policies. 1990)
The ITaukei tribe are the indigenous people of the Fiji islands and in an area formerly called Melanesia.Indigenous Fijians are believed to have arrived in Fiji from western Melanesia approximately 3,500 years ago The different races of people who live in fiji, who also spoke many languages.( 6.Facts About Fiji. N.p., n.d. Web. May 2017) Thought the exact origins of the fijian people are unknown,905,949 is the population of all of the archipelago islands of Fiji. they speak english and Hindi in fiji the most popular language spoken there is hindi, and with many loanwords from sanskrit, an official language of india and most widely spoken language of northern india.Fiji became independent in 1970, after nearly a century as a British colony.( 7. Encyclopædia Britannica, inc., n.d. Web. May 2017. ) Democratic rule was interrupted by two military coups in 1987, caused by concern over a government perceived as dominated by the Indian community (descendants of contract laborers brought to the islands by the British in the 19th century).(8. "Ten Interesting Facts About Fiji." 2017 )
In conclusion, Now you know the discoverie of fiji was accidental.
Even though in fiji the melanesians and the polynesian mixed to create a highly developed society long before the arrival if the europeans., the discovery was accidental by abel tasman.Fiji is an archipelago which is a group of islands surrounded by water, the mail is land if fiji is VitiLevu. Thought the exact origins of the fijian people are unknown,905,949 is the population of all of the archipelago islands of fiji.they speak english and Hindi in fiji the most popular language spoken there is hindi, hindi is - A form of hindustani written in devanagari and with many loanwords from sanskrit, an official language of india and most widely spoken language of northern
india.