`vä), city (1993 est. pop. 80,000), capital of Fiji Fiji or Viti , officially Republic of the Fiji Islands, republic made up of a Melanesian island group (2005 est. pop. 893,000), c.7,000 sq mi (18,130 sq km), South Pacific. Suva is the capital.
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..... Click the link for more information. , on the southeastern coast of Viti Levu Viti Levu or Naviti Levu , volcanic island, 4,010 sq mi (10,386 sq km), S Pacific, largest and most important of the Fiji Islands. On Viti Levu are Suva, the capital and chief port of Fiji, and Lautoka, an important town. Tomaniivi, or Mt.
..... Click the link for more information. island, S Pacific. It is a major shipping and commercial center of the S Pacific producing a variety of manufactures. Coconut oil and soap are manufactured; sugar, copra, gold, and tropical fruits are exported. Tourism is an important industry. The main campus of the Fiji School of Medicine and a campus of the Univ. of the South Pacific are there. Suva became the capital of Fiji in 1882. During World War II it was an important Allied airbase.
Suva
Seaport, (pop., 2003 est.: urban area, 210,472), capital of Fiji. Founded in 1849, it was made a city in 1952; it is now one of the largest urban centres in the South Pacific Ocean. With its fine harbour, Suva is Fiji's chief port and commercial centre and the site of educational and cultural institutions.
Suva
Suva
the capital of Fiji Islands, a country in the southwestern part of the Pacific Ocean. Situated on the southeastern shore of Viti Levu Island, not far from an airport. Population, 60,000 (1971). Suva, founded in the 1870’s, is the industrial, trade, and cultural center of Fiji. It has a humid, tropical climate, with a mean annual temperature of about 24°C. Annual precipitation is more than 3,000 mm. It is a seaport, with a freight turnover of about 500,000 tons (1974). Suva has food-processing enterprises and plants for the production of soap and construction materials. There are sugar refineries on the city outskirts. Sugar, copra, coconut oil, bananas, and gold are exported. Suva is also a tourist site.
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