The 2004 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

Appeal; High Court; Magistrates' Courts

      Political parties and leaders:

       Bai Kei Viti Party or BKV [Ratu Tevita MOMOEDONU]; Conservative

       Alliance Party/Matanitu Vanua or MV [Ratu Rakuita VAKALALABURE];

       Dodonu Ni Taukei Party or DNT [Fereti S. DEWA]; Fiji Democratic

       Party or FDP [Felipe BOLE] (a merger of the Christian Democrat

       Alliance or VLV [Poesci Waqalevu BUNE], Fijian Association Party or

       FAP [Adi Kuini SPEED], Fijian Political Party or SVT (primarily

       Fijian) [Felipe BOLE], and New Labor Unity Party or NLUP [Tupeni

       BABA]); Fiji Labor Party or FLP [Mahendra CHAUDRHRY]; General Voters

       Party or GVP [leader NA] (became part of United General Party);

       Girmit Heritage Party or GHP [leader NA]; Justice and Freedom Party

       or AIM [leader NA]; Lio 'On Famor Rotuma Party or LFR [leader NA];

       National Federation Party or NFP (primarily Indian) [Pramond RAE];

       Nationalist Vanua Takolavo Party or NVTLP [Saula TELAWA]; Party of

       National Unity or PANU [Meli BOGILEKA]; Party of the Truth or POTT

       [leader NA]; United Fiji Party/Sogosogo Duavata ni Lewenivanua or

       SDL [Laisenia QARASE]; United General Party or UGP [Millis Mick

       BEDDOES]

      Political pressure groups and leaders:

       NA

      International organization participation:

       ACP, AsDB, C, CP, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA,

       IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ISO

       (correspondent), ITU, MIGA, OPCW, PCA, PIF, Sparteca, UN, UNCTAD,

       UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMIK, UNMISET, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO,

       WTO

      Diplomatic representation in the US:

       chief of mission: Mr. Paula NAVUNISARAVI (Charge D'Affaires ad

       Interim)

       FAX: [1] (202) 337–1996

       telephone: [1] (202) 337–8320

       chancery: 2233 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Suite 240, Washington, DC 20007

      Diplomatic representation from the US:

       chief of mission: Ambassador David L. LYON

       embassy: 31 Loftus Street, Suva

       mailing address: P. O. Box 218, Suva

       telephone: [679] 331–4466

       FAX: [679] 330–0081

      Flag description:

       light blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant

       and the Fijian shield centered on the outer half of the flag; the

       shield depicts a yellow lion above a white field quartered by the

       cross of Saint George featuring stalks of sugarcane, a palm tree,

       bananas, and a white dove

      Economy Fiji

      Economy - overview:

       Fiji, endowed with forest, mineral, and fish resources, is one of

       the most developed of the Pacific island economies, though still

       with a large subsistence sector. Sugar exports and a growing tourist

       industry - with 300,000 to 400,000 tourists annually - are the major

       sources of foreign exchange. Sugar processing makes up one-third of

       industrial activity. Long-term problems include low investment,

       uncertain land ownership rights, and the government's ability to

       manage its budget. Yet short-run economic prospects are good,

       provided tensions do not again erupt between indigenous Fijians and

       Indo-Fijians.

      GDP:

       purchasing power parity - $5.012 billion (2003 est.)

      GDP - real growth rate:

       4.8% (2003 est.)

      GDP - per capita:

       purchasing power parity - $5,800 (2003 est.)

      GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: 16.6% industry: 22.4% services: 61% (2001 est.)

      Population below poverty line:

       25.5% (1990–91)

      Household income or consumption by percentage share:

       lowest 10%: NA

       highest 10%: NA

      Inflation rate (consumer prices):

       1.6% (2002 est.)

      Labor force:

       137,000 (1999)

      Labor force - by occupation:

       agriculture, including subsistence agriculture 70% (2001 est.)

      Unemployment rate:

       7.6% (1999)

      Budget:

       revenues: $427.9 million

       expenditures: $531.4 million, including capital expenditures of NA

       (2000 est.)

      Agriculture - products:

       sugarcane, coconuts, cassava (tapioca), rice, sweet potatoes,

       bananas; cattle, pigs, horses, goats; fish

      Industries:

       tourism, sugar, clothing, copra, gold, silver, lumber, small

       cottage industries

      Industrial production growth rate:

       NA

      Electricity - production:

       520.1 million kWh (2001)

      Electricity - consumption:

       483.7 million kWh (2001)

      Electricity - exports:

       0 kWh (2001)

      Electricity - imports:

       0 kWh (2001)

      Oil - production:

       0 bbl/day (2001 est.)

      Oil - consumption:

       5,700 bbl/day (2001 est.)

      Oil - exports:

       NA (2001)

      Oil - imports:

       NA (2001)

      Exports:

       $609 million f.o.b. (2002)

      Exports - commodities:

       sugar, garments, gold, timber, fish, molasses, coconut oil

      Exports - partners:

       US 23.7%, Australia 18.4%, UK 13.6%, Samoa 6%, Japan 4.8% (2003)

      Imports:

       $835 million c.i.f. (2002)

      Imports - commodities:

       manufactured goods, machinery and transport equipment, petroleum

       products, food, chemicals

      Imports - partners:

       Australia 35.1%, Singapore 19.2%, New Zealand 17.2%, Japan 4.9%

       (2003)

      Debt - external:

       $188.1 million (2001 est.)

      Economic aid