Republic of Fiji

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Republic of Fiji
Matanitu Tugalala o Viti
फ़िजी गणराज्य
Flag of Republic of Fiji
Flag
Coat of arms of Republic of Fiji
Coat of arms
Location of Republic of Fiji
Capital
and largest city
Suva
Official languagesFijian
English
Fiji Hindi
Dominant mode of productionCapitalism
Area
• Total
18,274 km²
Population
• 2018 estimate
926,276


Fiji, officially the Republic of Fiji, is a country in Oceania.

History

In 1982, Prime Minister Kamisese Mara banned ships carrying nuclear weapons from using Fijian ports. He reversed the policy a year later under pressure from the USA. Timoci Bavadra of the Labour Party took office in April 1987 and reintroduced the anti-nuclear policy. Lt. Col. Sitiveni Rabuka led a CIA and NED-backed coup against Bavadra a month after he took office and allowed the Statesian navy back into the country.[1]

References

  1. William Blum (2002). Rogue State: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower: 'A Concise History of United States Global Interventions, 1945 to the Present' (p. 130). [PDF] Zed Books Ltd. ISBN 9781842772201 [LG]