Population: 744,006 (July 1991), growth rate 0.8% (1991)

Birth rate: 26 births/1,000 population (1991)

Death rate: 7 deaths/1,000 population (1991)

Net migration rate: - 12 migrants/1,000 population (1991)

Infant mortality rate: 19 deaths/1,000 live births (1991)

Life expectancy at birth: 62 years male, 67 years female (1991)

Total fertility rate: 3.1 children born/woman (1991)

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

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

Religion: Christian 52% (Methodist 37%, Roman Catholic 9%), Hindu 38%, Muslim 8%, other 2%; note--Fijians are mainly Christian, Indians are Hindu, and there is a Muslim minority (1986)

Language: English (official); Fijian; Hindustani

Literacy: 86% (male 90%, female 81%) age 15 and over can read and write (1985 est.)

Labor force: 235,000; subsistence agriculture 67%, wage earners 18%, salary earners 15% (1987)

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 1991 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Fiji People 1991 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Fiji People 1991 should be addressed to the CIA.