Population: 756,559 (July 1989), growth rate 2.1% (1989)

Birth rate: 28 births/1,000 population (1989)

Death rate: 5 deaths/1,000 population (1989)

Net migration rate: - 2 migrants/1,000 population (1989)

Infant mortality rate: 19 deaths/1,000 live births (1989)

Life expectancy at birth: 66 years male, 69 years female (1989)

Total fertility rate: 3.1 children born/woman (1989)

Nationality: noun--Fijian(s); adjective--Fijian

Ethnic divisions: 49% Indian, 46% Fijian, 5% European, other Pacific Islanders, overseas Chinese, and others

Religion: Fijians are mainly Christian, Indians are Hindu with a Muslim minority

Language: English (official); Fijian; Hindustani

Literacy: 80%

Labor force: 176,000; 60% subsistence agriculture, 40% wage earners (1979)

Organized labor: about 45,000 employees belong to some 46 trade unions, which are organized along lines of work and ethnic origin (1983)

NOTE: The information regarding Fiji on this page is re-published from the 1989 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Fiji People 1989 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Fiji People 1989 should be addressed to the CIA.