Central & SE Asia / Australasia

Fiji flag
Summary | Profile

Country profile: Fiji

Location: Oceania, island group in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
Climate: tropical marine; only slight seasonal temperature variation
Terrain: mostly mountains of volcanic origin
Size: 18270 sq. km total (Land area: 18270 sq. km )
Population: 931,741 (July 2008 est.)
Languages: English (official), Fijian (official), Hindustani
Government: republic
Capital city: Suva (on Viti Levu)
Legal system: based on British system; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Currency: Fijian dollar (FJD)
Licensing:

Country profile

Fiji became independent in 1970, after nearly a century as a British colony. 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). The coups and a 1990 constitution that cemented native Melanesian control of Fiji, led to heavy Indian emigration; the population loss resulted in economic difficulties, but ensured that Melanesians became the majority. A new constitution enacted in 1997 was more equitable.

Free and peaceful elections in 1999 resulted in a government led by an Indo-Fijian, but a civilian-led coup in May 2000 ushered in a prolonged period of political turmoil. Parliamentary elections held in August 2001 provided Fiji with a democratically elected government led by Prime Minister Laisenia QARASE. Re-elected in May 2006, QARASE was ousted in a December 2006 military coup led by Commodore Voreqe BAINIMARAMA, who initially appointed himself acting president. In January 2007, BAINIMARAMA was appointed interim prime minister.

Energy production and consumption


Oil Gas
Production:    
Consumption: 9,000 bbl/day (2005 est.)  
Exports: 2,268 bbl/day (2004 est.)  
Imports: 10,870 bbl/day (2004 est.)  
Reserves:    
Major fields:



Fiji - recent news

No matching results.


Fiji - more news

Other countries in this region




A global information service for upstream oil and gas opportunities - divestitures, farmins and farmouts and licensing rounds.


Subscriber Only Deals

Current Deals

Current Upstream Deals: 244

Completed Deals

Completed Upstream Deals: 6554

Company Profiles

Current Company Profiles: 2911

Corporate Activity

Current Corporate Activity articles: 4128

Companies Looking

Current number of articles: 466

Company Sales

Current Company Sales articles:1652

Geostudies

Current Geostudies articles: 963

How to subscribe

energy-pedia Jobs

RSS Feed Widget
See all jobs...


energy-pedia Databank

The energy-pedia databank contains links to information on the world financial and energy markets, including share prices, oil and gas prices and the global stock exchanges. Read more...



energy-pedia Glossary

A list of commonly used terms in the oil and gas industry. Read more...

Subscribe

Subscribe to the FREE
energy-pedia Daily Newsletter
Subscribe

energy365
OPC
Government of South Australia
Borchwix
Union Jack Oil 149
Bayphase
Telos NRG
Rose & Assocs
Syntillica
Merlin
About energy-pedia

energy-pedia news is a FREE news service written and edited by E and P professionals for E and P professionals.

We don't just report the news, we give you the technical background as well, with additional information derived from our unique energy-pedia opportunities service.
Contact us

energy365 Ltd

238 High Street
London Colney
St Albans
UNITED KINGDOM

Tel: +44(0)1727 822675

Email: info@energy-pedia.com