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434 relations: A. D. Patel, Abel Tasman, Afrikaans, Agriculture, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, Allies of World War II, American Civil War, Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid, Andhra Pradesh, Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia, Anglicanism, Apolosi Nawai, Archipelago, Arthur Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Baron Stanmore, Assemblies of God, Association football, ATR 72, Attorney-General of Fiji, Australia, Australia Station, Australian native police, Austronesian languages, Austronesian peoples, Awadhi language, Ba Province, Ba River (Fiji), Banaba, Banana plantation, BBC News, Ben Pease, Benjamin Disraeli, Bhojpuri language, Bihar, Biman Prasad, Blackbirding, Bligh Water, Bougainville campaign, Brooke Shields, Bua Province, Bure (Fiji), Business studies, Cakaudrove Province, Cast Away, Casuarina equisetifolia, Catholic Church, Catholic Church in Fiji, Central Division, Fiji, Central Indo-Aryan languages, Central Intelligence Agency, Central Pacific languages, ... Expand index (384 more) »
- 1970 establishments in Oceania
- British Western Pacific Territories
- Countries in Melanesia
- Countries in Oceania
- Republics in the Commonwealth of Nations
- States and territories established in 1970
A. D. Patel
Ambalal Dahyabhai Patel, better known as A.D. Patel (13 March 1905 – 1 October 1969), was an Indo-Fijian politician, farmers' leader and founder and leader of the National Federation Party.
Abel Tasman
Abel Janszoon Tasman (160310 October 1659) was a Dutch seafarer and explorer, best known for his voyages of 1642 and 1644 in the service of the Dutch East India Company (VOC).
Afrikaans
Afrikaans is a West Germanic language, spoken in South Africa, Namibia and (to a lesser extent) Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Agriculture
Agriculture encompasses crop and livestock production, aquaculture, fisheries, and forestry for food and non-food products.
Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum
Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum (born 24 September 1965) is a Fijian politician and a former cabinet minister. He was the Fijian attorney general and the Minister for Economy, Civil Service and Communications, and also served as the minister responsible for climate change under the FijiFirst government. He is the third-highest polling candidate from the Fijian general elections of 2014, 2018 and 2022.
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Allies of World War II
The Allies, formally referred to as the United Nations from 1942, were an international military coalition formed during World War II (1939–1945) to oppose the Axis powers.
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American Civil War
The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union.
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Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid
Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid is a 2004 American adventure horror film directed by Dwight Little.
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Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh (abbr. AP) is a state in the southern coastal region of India.
Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia
The Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia, formerly the Church of the Province of New Zealand, is a province of the Anglican Communion serving New Zealand, Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, and the Cook Islands.
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Anglicanism
Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition which developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe.
Apolosi Nawai
Apolosi Nawai (1876–1946), known as the King of Fiji, was a charismatic Fijian leader who challenged British colonial rule.
Archipelago
An archipelago, sometimes called an island group or island chain, is a chain, cluster, or collection of islands, or sometimes a sea containing a small number of scattered islands.
Arthur Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Baron Stanmore
Arthur Charles Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Baron Stanmore (26 November 1829 – 30 January 1912) was a Scottish Liberal Party politician and colonial administrator.
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Assemblies of God
The World Assemblies of God (AG), officially the World Assemblies of God Fellowship, is an international Pentecostal denomination.
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Association football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players each, who primarily use their feet to propel a ball around a rectangular field called a pitch.
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ATR 72
The ATR 72 is a twin-engine turboprop, short-haul regional airliner developed and produced in France and Italy by aircraft manufacturer ATR (Avions de transport régional or Aerei da Trasporto Regionale), a joint venture formed by French aerospace company Aérospatiale (now part of Airbus) and Italian aviation conglomerate Aeritalia (now Leonardo S.p.A.).
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Attorney-General of Fiji
The Attorney-General is a political and legal officer in Fiji.
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Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. Fiji and Australia are countries in Oceania, member states of the Commonwealth of Nations and member states of the United Nations.
Australia Station
The Australia Station was the British, and later Australian, naval command responsible for the waters around the Australian continent.
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Australian native police
Australian native police were specialised mounted military units consisting of detachments of Aboriginal troopers under the command of White officers appointed by colonial governments.
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Austronesian languages
The Austronesian languages are a language family widely spoken throughout Maritime Southeast Asia, parts of Mainland Southeast Asia, Madagascar, the islands of the Pacific Ocean and Taiwan (by Taiwanese indigenous peoples).
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Austronesian peoples
The Austronesian peoples, sometimes referred to as Austronesian-speaking peoples, are a large group of peoples in Taiwan, Maritime Southeast Asia, parts of Mainland Southeast Asia, Micronesia, coastal New Guinea, Island Melanesia, Polynesia, and Madagascar that speak Austronesian languages.
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Awadhi language
Awadhi, also known as Audhi, is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in the Awadh region of Uttar Pradesh in northern India and in Terai region of western Nepal.
Ba Province
Ba is a province of Fiji, occupying the north-western sector of Viti Levu, Fiji's largest island.
Ba River (Fiji)
The Ba River is located in the island of Viti Levu in Fiji.
Banaba
BanabaThe correct spelling and etymology in Gilbertese should be Bwanaba but the Constitution of Kiribati writes Banaba.
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Banana plantation
A banana plantation is a commercial agricultural facility found in tropical climates where bananas are grown.
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BBC News
BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs in the UK and around the world.
Ben Pease
Ben Pease (c. 1834-1870) or Benjamin Pease, was a notorious blackbirder, engaged in recruiting and kidnapping Pacific Islanders to provide labor for the plantations of Fiji.
Benjamin Disraeli
Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, (21 December 1804 – 19 April 1881) was a British statesman, Conservative politician and writer who twice served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
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Bhojpuri language
Bhojpuri (IPA:; Devanagari:, Kaithi) is an Indo-Aryan language native to the Bhojpur-Purvanchal region of India and the Terai region of Nepal and.
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Bihar
Bihar is a state in Eastern India.
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Biman Prasad
Biman Prasad (born 1961 or 1962) is a Fijian politician and economist who has served as the leader of the National Federation Party since 2014, and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance since 2022.
Blackbirding
Blackbirding is the coercion and/or deception of people or kidnapping to work as slaves or poorly paid labourers in countries distant from their native land.
Bligh Water
In 1789 the English Royal Navy Cutter Bounty commanded by Lieutenant William Bligh was overtaken by 18 crew led by Master's Mate Fletcher Christian in what has been named the "Mutiny on the Bounty." The area known as the Bligh Water is the body of water (approximately 9500 km2 in extent) in the western Fiji islands through which Bligh sailed his 7 m (23 ft) launch during his 3,618-mile (5823 km) journey from Tofua to the Dutch port of Timor.
Bougainville campaign
The Bougainville campaign was a series of land and naval battles of the Pacific campaign of World War II between Allied forces and the Empire of Japan, named after the island of Bougainville.
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Brooke Shields
Brooke Christa Shields (born May 31, 1965) is an American actress.
Bua Province
Bua is one of fourteen provinces of Fiji.
Bure (Fiji)
Bure is the Fijian word for a wood-and-straw hut, sometimes similar to a cabin.
Business studies
Business studies, often simply called business, is a field of study that deals with the principles of business, management, and economics.
Cakaudrove Province
Cakaudrove is one of fourteen provinces of Fiji, and one of three based principally on the northern island of Vanua Levu, occupying the south-eastern third of the island and including the nearby islands of Taveuni, Rabi, Kioa, and numerous other islands in the Vanua Levu Group.
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Cast Away
Cast Away is a 2000 American survival drama film directed and produced by Robert Zemeckis and starring Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt, and Nick Searcy.
Casuarina equisetifolia
Casuarina equisetifolia, commonly known as coastal she-oak, horsetail she-oak, ironwood, beach sheoak, beach casuarina, whistling tree or Australian pine is a species of flowering plant in the family Casuarinaceae and is native to Australia, New Guinea, Southeast Asia and India.
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Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.28 to 1.39 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2024.
Catholic Church in Fiji
The Catholic Church in Fiji is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the canonical authority and spiritual leadership of the Pope of Rome.
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Central Division, Fiji
The Central Division (Fiji Hindi: सेंट्रल डिवीजन) of Fiji is one of Fiji's four divisions.
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Central Indo-Aryan languages
The Central Indo-Aryan languages or Hindi languages are a group of Indo-Aryan languages spoken across Northern and Central India.
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Central Intelligence Agency
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), known informally as the Agency, metonymously as Langley and historically as the Company, is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the federal government of the United States tasked with gathering, processing, and analyzing national security information from around the world, primarily through the use of human intelligence (HUMINT) and conducting covert action through its Directorate of Operations.
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Central Pacific languages
The Central Pacific languages, also known as Fijian–Polynesian languages, are a branch of the Oceanic languages spoken in Fiji and Polynesia.
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Charles St Julian
Charles James Herbert de Courcy St Julian (10 May 1819 – 26 November 1874) was a journalist, newspaper owner-editor and the first Chief Justice of Fiji.
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Charles Wilkes
Charles Wilkes (April 3, 1798 – February 8, 1877) was an American naval officer, ship's captain, and explorer.
Chief Justice of Fiji
The chief justice is the Republic of Fiji's highest judicial officer.
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Chief Minister of Fiji
The office of Chief Minister of Fiji was established by the British colonial authorities on 20 September 1967, along with the Cabinet system of government.
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Chinese people
The Chinese people, or simply Chinese, are people or ethnic groups identified with China, usually through ethnicity, nationality, citizenship, or other affiliation.
Christianity
Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.
Christians
A Christian is a person who follows or adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.
Climate change in Fiji
Climate change in Fiji is an exceptionally pressing issue for the country - as an island nation, Fiji is particularly vulnerable to rising sea levels, coastal erosion and extreme weather.
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Climate resilience
Climate resilience is a concept to describe how well people or ecosystems are prepared to bounce back from certain climate hazard events.
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CNN
Cable News Network (CNN) is a multinational news channel and website operating from Midtown Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Founded in 1980 by American media proprietor Ted Turner and Reese Schonfeld as a 24-hour cable news channel, and presently owned by the Manhattan-based media conglomerate Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), CNN was the first television channel to provide 24-hour news coverage and the first all-news television channel in the United States.
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Coastal erosion
Coastal erosion is the loss or displacement of land, or the long-term removal of sediment and rocks along the coastline due to the action of waves, currents, tides, wind-driven water, waterborne ice, or other impacts of storms.
Colony of Fiji
The Colony of Fiji was a Crown colony that existed from 1874 to 1970 in the territory of the present-day nation of Fiji. Fiji and colony of Fiji are British Western Pacific Territories.
Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group
The Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group on the Harare Declaration, abbreviated to CMAG, is a group of representatives of members of the Commonwealth of Nations that is responsible for upholding the Harare Declaration.
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Commonwealth of Nations
The Commonwealth of Nations, often simply referred to as the Commonwealth, is an international association of 56 member states, the vast majority of which are former territories of the British Empire from which it developed.
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Communal constituencies
Communal constituencies were the most durable feature of the Fijian electoral system.
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Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative and Unionist Party, commonly the Conservative Party and colloquially known as the Tories, is one of the two main political parties in the United Kingdom, along with the Labour Party.
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Constitution of Fiji
The Constitution of Fiji is the supreme law of Fiji.
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Constitutional monarchy
Constitutional monarchy, also known as limited monarchy, parliamentary monarchy or democratic monarchy, is a form of monarchy in which the monarch exercises their authority in accordance with a constitution and is not alone in making decisions.
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Conway Reef
Conway Reef, known since 1976 by its Fijian name Ceva-I-Ra Reef (pronounced), is a coral reef of the atoll type.
Cook Islands
The Cook Islands (Rarotongan: Kūki ‘Airani; Kūki Airani) is an island country in Polynesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. Fiji and Cook Islands are British Western Pacific Territories, countries in Oceania, island countries and small Island Developing States.
Coral Coast, Fiji
Coral Coast is the stretch of coastline between Sigatoka and Suva, on the island of Viti Levu, in Fiji.
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Coral reef
A coral reef is an underwater ecosystem characterized by reef-building corals.
Coup d'état
A coup d'état, or simply a coup, is typically an illegal and overt attempt by a military organization or other government elites to unseat an incumbent leadership.
Court of Appeal of Fiji
The Court of Appeal of Fiji is one of three courts that were established by Chapter 9 of the 1997 Constitution, the others being the High Court and the Supreme Court.
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Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game that is played between two teams of eleven players on a field, at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps.
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Cricket Fiji
Cricket Fiji is the official governing body of the sport of cricket in Fiji.
Croix de guerre 1914–1918 (France)
The 1914–1918 (War Cross) was a French military decoration, the first version of the.
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Crown colony
A Crown colony or royal colony was a colony governed by England, and then Great Britain or the United Kingdom within the English and later British Empire.
David Whippey
David Whippey (or Whippy, 1802–1871) was an American sailor from Nantucket who became a "beachcomber", a white resident of the Fijian islands who served as liaison between the local and foreign communities, and eventually was the United States vice-consul to Fiji.
Demographics of Fiji
The demographic characteristics of the population of Fiji are known through censuses, usually conducted in ten-year intervals, and has been analysed by statistical bureaus since the 1880s.
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Denarau Island
Denarau Island is a small private resort development on the western side of Viti Levu in the Republic of Fiji.
Deputy Prime Minister of Fiji
The Deputy Prime Minister of Fiji is the deputy of the prime minister of the Republic of Fiji.
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Diocese of Polynesia
The Diocese of Polynesia, or the Tikanga Pasefika serves Anglicans in Fiji, Tonga, Samoa and the Cook Islands, within the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia.
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Dominion
A dominion was any of several largely self-governing countries of the British Empire.
Dominion of Fiji
Fiji was an independent state from 1970 to 1987, a Commonwealth realm in which the British monarch, Elizabeth II, remained head of state as Queen of Fiji, represented by the Governor-General. Fiji and Dominion of Fiji are states and territories established in 1970.
Drua
Drua, also known as na drua, n'drua, ndrua or waqa tabu ("sacred canoe"), is a double-hull sailing boat that originated in the south-western Pacific islands.
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Dutch language
Dutch (Nederlands.) is a West Germanic language, spoken by about 25 million people as a first language and 5 million as a second language and is the third most spoken Germanic language.
Eastern Division, Fiji
The Eastern Division of Fiji (Hindi: फ़िजी का पूर्वी प्रभाग) is one of Fiji's four divisions.
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Ecclesiastical province
An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction in Christian churches, including those of both Western Christianity and Eastern Christianity, that have traditional hierarchical structures.
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Ecocide
Ecocide (from Greek oikos "home" and Latin cadere "to kill") is the destruction of the environment by humans.
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Edgar Leopold Layard
Edgar Leopold Layard MBOU, (23 July 1824 – 1 January 1900) was a British diplomat and a naturalist mainly interested in ornithology and to a lesser extent the molluscs.
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Edward Cakobau
Ratu Sir Edward Tuivanuavou Tugi Cakobau (21 December 1908 – 25 June 1973) was a Fijian chief, soldier, politician and cricketer.
Empire (newspaper)
The Empire was a newspaper published in Sydney, New South Wales, in colonial Australia.
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Endonym and exonym
An endonym (also known as autonym) is a common, native name for a group of people, individual person, geographical place, language or dialect, meaning that it is used inside a particular group or linguistic community to identify or designate themselves, their homeland, or their language.
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Enele Maʻafu
ʻEnele Maʻafuʻotuʻitonga, commonly known as Maʻafu, (circa 1816 — 6 February 1881) was a Pacific islander who held important titles in two countries in the Pacific.
Engineering
Engineering is the practice of using natural science, mathematics, and the engineering design process to solve technical problems, increase efficiency and productivity, and improve systems.
English language
English is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, whose speakers, called Anglophones, originated in early medieval England on the island of Great Britain.
Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly (sometimes abbreviated as EW) is an American digital-only entertainment magazine based in New York City, published by Dotdash Meredith, that covers film, television, music, Broadway theatre, books, and popular culture.
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Environmental law
Environmental laws are laws that protect the environment.
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Epeli Nailatikau
Brigadier-General Ratu Epeli Nailatikau, (born 5 July 1941) (often referred to as Na Turaga Mai Naisogolaca) is a Fijian chief who was President of Fiji from 2009 to 2015.
Ethnic groups in Europe
Europeans are the focus of European ethnology, the field of anthropology related to the various ethnic groups that reside in the states of Europe.
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European Union
The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe.
Executive (government)
The executive, also referred to as the juditian or executive power, is that part of government which executes the law; in other words, directly makes decisions and holds power.
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Expo 2010
Expo 2010, officially the Expo 2010 Shanghai China, was held on both banks of the Huangpu River in Shanghai, China, from 1 May to 31 October 2010.
Expo 86
The 1986 World Exposition on Transportation and Communication, or simply Expo 86, was a World's Fair held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada from May 2 until October 13, 1986.
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Extreme weather
Extreme weather includes unexpected, unusual, severe, or unseasonal weather; weather at the extremes of the historical distribution—the range that has been seen in the past.
Felix von Luckner
Felix Nikolaus Alexander Georg Graf von Luckner (9 June 1881, Dresden – 13 April 1966, Malmö), sometimes called Count Luckner in English, was a German nobleman, naval officer, author, and sailor who earned the epithet Der Seeteufel (the Sea Devil), and his crew that of Die Piraten des Kaisers (the Emperor's Pirates), for his exploits in command of the sailing commerce raider SMS ''Seeadler'' (Sea Eagle) during the First World War.
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FIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association, more commonly known by its acronym FIFA, is the international self-regulatory governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal.
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FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often called the World Cup, is an international association football competition among the senior men's national teams of the members of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body.
Fiji Airways
Fiji Airways (formerly known as Air Pacific) is the flag carrier of Fiji.
Fiji and the United Nations
Fiji established its Permanent Mission to the United Nations on 13 October 1970, three days after obtaining its independence from the United Kingdom.
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Fiji Football Association
The Fiji Football Association is the governing body of football in Fiji.
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Fiji Hindi
Fiji Hindi (Devanagari: फ़िजी हिंदी; Kaithi: 𑂣𑂺𑂱𑂔𑂲⸱𑂯𑂱𑂁𑂠𑂲; Perso-Arabic) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by Indo-Fijians.
Fiji Infantry Regiment
The Fiji Infantry Regiment is the main combat element of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces.
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Fiji national football team
The Fiji men's national football team (timi ni soka ni Viti) is Fiji's national men's team and is controlled by the governing body of football in Fiji, the Fiji Football Association.
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Fiji national netball team
The Fiji National Netball Team better known at the Fiji Pearls represents Fiji in international netball competition.
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Fiji national rugby league team
The Fiji national rugby league team, nicknamed the Bati (pronounced), has been participating in international rugby league football since 1992.
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Fiji national rugby sevens team
The Fiji national rugby sevens team has competed in the World Rugby Sevens Series, Rugby World Cup Sevens and the Olympics.
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Fiji national rugby union team
The Fiji national rugby union team represents Fiji in men's international rugby union.
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Fiji Rugby Union
Fiji Rugby Union (FRU) is the governing body for the sport of rugby union in Fiji.
Fiji tropical dry forests
The Fiji tropical dry forests are a tropical dry forest ecoregion in Fiji.
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Fiji tropical moist forests
The Fiji tropical moist forests is a tropical moist forest ecoregion in Fiji and Wallis and Futuna.
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Fijian dollar
The Fijian dollar (currency sign: FJ$, $; currency code: FJD) has been the currency of Fiji since 1969 and was also the currency between 1867 and 1873.
Fijian language
Fijian (Na vosa vaka-Viti) is an Austronesian language of the Malayo-Polynesian family spoken by some 350,000–450,000 ethnic Fijians as a native language.
FijiFirst
FijiFirst (FF, iMatai ni Viti; फिजी प्रथम) was a liberal political party in Fiji.
Football at the 1991 South Pacific Games
The 1991 South Pacific Games was the ninth edition at which football was introduced.
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Football at the 2003 South Pacific Games
Football at the 2003 South Pacific Games in Suva, Fiji was held from 30 June to 30 July 2003.
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Foreign exchange market
The foreign exchange market (forex, FX (pronounced "fix"), or currency market) is a global decentralized or over-the-counter (OTC) market for the trading of currencies.
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Forest Landscape Integrity Index
The Forest Landscape Integrity Index (FLII) is an annual global index of forest condition measured by degree of anthropogenic modification.
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Fossil fuel
A fossil fuel is a carbon compound- or hydrocarbon-containing material such as coal, oil, and natural gas, formed naturally in the Earth's crust from the remains of prehistoric organisms (animals, plants and planktons), a process that occurs within geological formations.
Frank Bainimarama
Josaia Voreqe "Frank" Bainimarama (Fijian: tʃoˈsɛia βoˈreŋɡe mbɛiniˈmarama; born 27 April 1954) is a Fijian former politician and naval officer who served as the prime minister of Fiji from 2007 until 2022.
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French colonial empire
The French colonial empire comprised the overseas colonies, protectorates, and mandate territories that came under French rule from the 16th century onward.
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French Foreign Legion
The French Foreign Legion (Légion étrangère) is an elite corps of the French Army that consists of several specialties: infantry, cavalry, engineers, and airborne troops.
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General electors
"General Electors" is the term formerly used in Fiji to identify citizens of voting age who belonged, in most cases, to ethnic minorities.
George Austin Woods
George Austin Woods (1828 – 1905, in Suva) was a British navy officer who served as premier of the Kingdom of Viti between May 1872 and 1874.
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George Le Hunte
Sir George Ruthven Le Hunte (20 August 1852 – 29 January 1925) was a British politician.
George Speight
George Speight (born 1957), also known by his pseudonym Ilikimi Naitini, is a Fijian businessman and politician who was the leader of the 2000 Fijian coup d'état, in which he and rebel soldiers from Fiji's Counter Revolutionary Warfare Unit seized the Fijian Parliament and held Prime Minister Mahendra Chaudhry and 35 other MP's hostage from 19 May 2000 to 13 July 2000.
Geothermal activity
Geothermal activity is a group of natural heat transfer processes, occurring on Earth's surface, caused by the presence of excess heat in the subsurface of the affected area, usually caused by the presence of an igneous intrusion underground.
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God Bless Fiji
"Meda Dau Doka", or "God Bless Fiji", is the national anthem of Fiji.
Governor of New South Wales
The governor of New South Wales is the representative of the monarch, King Charles III, in the state of New South Wales.
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Governor-General of Fiji
The governor-general of Fiji was the representative of the Fijian monarch in the Dominion of Fiji from the country's independence in 1970 until the monarchy's deposition in 1987.
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Great Council of Chiefs
The Great Council of Chiefs (Bose Levu Vakaturaga) is a Fijian constitutional body.
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Group Against Racial Discrimination
The Group Against Racial Discrimination (GARD) was formed in Fiji in 1990 to act as a pressure group against the unilateral imposition of a discriminatory constitution by the military Government controlled by Major General Sitiveni Rabuka.
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Hawaii
Hawaii (Hawaii) is an island state of the United States, in the Pacific Ocean about southwest of the U.S. mainland.
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Head of government
In the executive branch, the head of government is the highest or the second-highest official of a sovereign state, a federated state, or a self-governing colony, autonomous region, or other government who often presides over a cabinet, a group of ministers or secretaries who lead executive departments.
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Hercules Robinson, 1st Baron Rosmead
Hercules George Robert Robinson, 1st Baron Rosmead, (19 December 1824 – 28 October 1897), was a British colonial administrator who became the 5th Governor of Hong Kong, then 13th Governor of Ceylon, and subsequently, the 14th Governor of New South Wales, the first Governor of Fiji, and the 8th Governor of New Zealand.
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High Court of Fiji
The High Court of Fiji is one of three courts that was established by Chapter 9 of the 1997 Constitution of Fiji — the others being the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court.
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Hindi
Modern Standard Hindi (आधुनिक मानक हिन्दी, Ādhunik Mānak Hindī), commonly referred to as Hindi, is the standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in Devanagari script.
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Hinduism in Fiji
Hinduism in Fiji (Fiji Hindi: फिजी में सनातन धर्) is the second-largest religion, and primarily has a following among Indo-Fijians, the descendants of indentured workers brought to Fiji by the British as cheap labour for colonial sugarcane plantations.
Hindus
Hindus (also known as Sanātanīs) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism, also known by its endonym Sanātana Dharma.
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Hong Kong Sevens
The Hong Kong Sevens is a rugby sevens tournament held annually in Hong Kong on a weekend in late March or early April.
Hotel, Catering and Personal Services Union
The Hotels, Catering and Personal Services Union (Gewerkschaft Hotel, Gastgewerbe, Persönlicher Dienst, HGPD) was a trade union representing workers in the hospitality industry in Austria.
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House of Representatives of Fiji
The House of Representatives was the lower chamber of Fiji's Parliament from 1970 to 2006.
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Human cannibalism
Human cannibalism is the act or practice of humans eating the flesh or internal organs of other human beings.
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Human rights
Human rights are moral principles or normsJames Nickel, with assistance from Thomas Pogge, M.B.E. Smith, and Leif Wenar, 13 December 2013, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy,.
Indenture
An indenture is a legal contract that reflects or covers a debt or purchase obligation.
Independence
Independence is a condition of a nation, country, or state, in which residents and population, or some portion thereof, exercise self-government, and usually sovereignty, over its territory.
Independence Day (United States)
Independence Day, known colloquially as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday in the United States which commemorates the ratification of the Declaration of Independence by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, establishing the United States of America.
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Index of Fiji-related articles
Articles (arranged alphabetically) about people, places, things, and concepts related to or originating from Fiji, include.
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India
India, officially the Republic of India (ISO), is a country in South Asia. Fiji and India are countries and territories where English is an official language, member states of the Commonwealth of Nations, member states of the United Nations and republics in the Commonwealth of Nations.
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Indian indenture system
The Indian indenture system was a system of indentured servitude, by which more than 1.6million workers from British India were transported to labour in European colonies, as a substitute for slave labor, following the abolition of the trade in the early 19th century.
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Indo-Fijians
Indo-Fijians (Fiji ke Hindustani), also known as Indian Fijians (also colloquially known as "Findians" or "Findus"), are Fijian citizens of South Asian descent, and include people who trace their ancestry to various regions of the Indian subcontinent.
International Cricket Council
The International Cricket Council (ICC) is the global governing body of cricket.
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International Date Line
The International Date Line (IDL) is the line between the South and North Poles that is the boundary between one calendar day and the next.
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International Monetary Fund
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is a major financial agency of the United Nations, and an international financial institution funded by 190 member countries, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It is regarded as the global lender of last resort to national governments, and a leading supporter of exchange-rate stability.
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Irreligion
Irreligion is the absence or rejection of religious beliefs or practices.
Islam in Fiji
Islam in Fiji (Fiji Hindi:; फ़िजी में इस्लाम) is the third largest religion.
Island country
An island country, island state, or island nation is a country whose primary territory consists of one or more islands or parts of islands. Fiji and island country are island countries.
Islet
An islet is a very small, often unnamed island.
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Jakarta
Jakarta, officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta (DKI Jakarta) and formerly known as Batavia until 1949, is the capital and largest city of Indonesia.
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James Cook
Captain James Cook (– 14 February 1779) was a British explorer, cartographer and naval officer famous for his three voyages between 1768 and 1779 in the Pacific Ocean and to New Zealand and Australia in particular.
Jeff Probst
Jeffrey Lee Probst (born November 4, 1961) is an American television presenter and producer and young adult fiction writer.
John Bates Thurston
Sir John Bates Thurston (31 January 1836 – 7 February 1897) was a British colonial official who served Fiji in a variety of capacities, including Premier of the Kingdom of Viti (before the islands were ceded to the United Kingdom) and later as colonial Governor.
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John Patteson (bishop)
John Coleridge Patteson (1 April 1827 – 20 September 1871) was an English Anglican bishop, missionary to the South Sea Islands, and an accomplished linguist, learning 23 of the islands' more than 1,000 languages.
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Jona Senilagakali
Jona Baravilala Senilagakali (8 November 1929 – 26 October 2011) was a Fijian medical doctor and diplomat who was briefly appointed as Prime Minister of Fiji following the 2006 Fijian coup d'état.
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Josefa Iloilo
Ratu Josefa Iloilovatu Uluivuda, (29 December 1920 – 6 February 2011) was a Fijian politician who served as the 3rd President of Fiji from 2000 until 2009, excluding a brief period from 5 December 2006 to 4 January 2007 (see below).
Judiciary
The judiciary (also known as the judicial system, judicature, judicial branch, judiciative branch, and court or judiciary system) is the system of courts that adjudicates legal disputes/disagreements and interprets, defends, and applies the law in legal cases.
Just transition
Just transition is a framework developed by the trade union movement to encompass a range of social interventions needed to secure workers' rights and livelihoods when economies are shifting to sustainable production, primarily combating climate change and protecting biodiversity.
Kadavu Island
Kadavu (pronounced), with an area of, is the fourth largest island in Fiji, and the largest island in the Kadavu Group, a volcanic archipelago consisting of Kadavu, Ono, Galoa and a number of smaller islands in the Great Astrolabe Reef.
Kadavu Province
Kadavu Province is one of fourteen provinces of Fiji, and forms part of the Eastern Division, which also includes the provinces of Lau, Lomaiviti and Rotuma.
Kamisese Mara
Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, (6 May 1920 – 18 April 2004) was a Fijian politician who served as Chief Minister from 1967 to 1970, when Fiji gained its independence from the United Kingdom, and, apart from one brief interruption in 1987, as the first Prime Minister from 1970 to 1992.
Kava
Kava or kava kava (Piper methysticum: Latin 'pepper' and Latinized Greek 'intoxicating') is a crop of the Pacific Islands.
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Kiribati
Kiribati, officially the Republic of Kiribati (Ribaberiki Kiribati),. Fiji and Kiribati are British Western Pacific Territories, countries and territories where English is an official language, countries in Oceania, island countries, member states of the Commonwealth of Nations, member states of the United Nations, republics in the Commonwealth of Nations and small Island Developing States.
Ku Klux Klan
The Ku Klux Klan, commonly shortened to the KKK or the Klan, is the name of several historical and current American white supremacist, far-right terrorist organizations and hate groups.
Kyoto Protocol
The was an international treaty which extended the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) that commits state parties to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, based on the scientific consensus that global warming is occurring and that human-made CO2 emissions are driving it.
Labasa
Labasa (लम्बासा) is a town in Fiji with a population of 28,500 at the most recent census held in 2010.
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Labasa Airport
Labasa Airport is an airport serving Labasa (pronounced) is a town located in Macuata Province, in the northeastern part of the island of Vanua Levu in Fiji.
Laisenia Qarase
Laisenia Qarase (pronounced; 4 February 1941 – 21 April 2020) was a Fijian politician.
Lala Sukuna
Ratu Sir Josefa Lalabalavu Vanayaliyali Sukuna (22 April 1888 – 30 May 1958) was a Fijian chief, scholar, soldier, and statesman.
Lapita culture
The Lapita culture is the name given to a Neolithic Austronesian people and their distinct material culture, who settled Island Melanesia via a seaborne migration at around 1600 to 500 BCE.
Lau Islands
The Lau Islands (also called the Lau Group, the Eastern Group, the Eastern Archipelago) of Fiji are situated in the southern Pacific Ocean, just east of the Koro Sea.
Lautoka
Lautoka (लौटोका) is the second largest city in Fiji.
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Law enforcement in Fiji
Fiji has a unified national police force, the Fiji Police, whose motto is Salus Populi meaning "the welfare of the people".
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Legislature
A legislature is a deliberative assembly with the legal authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country, nation or city.
Levuka
Levuka is a town on the eastern coast of the Fijian island of Ovalau, in Lomaiviti Province, in the Eastern Division of Fiji.
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Life expectancy
Human life expectancy is a statistical measure of the estimate of the average remaining years of life at a given age.
Lingua franca
A lingua franca (for plurals see), also known as a bridge language, common language, trade language, auxiliary language, vehicular language, or link language, is a language systematically used to make communication possible between groups of people who do not share a native language or dialect, particularly when it is a third language that is distinct from both of the speakers' native languages.
List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1872
This is a complete list of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for the year 1872.
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List of countries and dependencies by area
This is a list of the world's countries and their dependencies by land, water, and total area, ranked by total area.
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List of festivals in Fiji
Public Holidays in Fiji reflect the country's cultural diversity.
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List of heads of state of Fiji
This article lists the heads of state of Fiji, from the establishment of the Kingdom of Fiji in 1871 to the present day.
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List of islands of Fiji
This is a list of islands of Fiji.
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List of world number one male golfers
The following is a list of golfers who have been top of the Official World Golf Ranking (originally known as the Sony Ranking), since the rankings started on April 6, 1986.
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Local government in Fiji
Fiji is divided administratively into four divisions, which are further subdivided into fourteen provinces.
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Lomaiviti Islands
The Lomaiviti (pronounced) archipelago of Fiji consists of seven main islands and a number of smaller ones.
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Lomaiviti Province
Lomaiviti Province is one of the 14 provinces of Fiji.
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London
London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in.
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Louis Knollys
Major Louis Frederick Knollys, (1847–1922) was the fourth British colonial Inspector-General of Police in Ceylon (Sri Lanka).
Macuata Province
Macuata is one of Fiji's fourteen Provinces, and one of three based principally on the northern island of Vanua Levu, occupying the north-eastern 40 percent of the island.
Mahendra Chaudhry
Mahendra Pal Chaudhry (महेन्द्र पाल चौधरी; born 9 February 1942) is a Fijian politician and the leader of the Fiji Labour Party.
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Malayo-Polynesian languages
The Malayo-Polynesian languages are a subgroup of the Austronesian languages, with approximately 385.5 million speakers.
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Malolo
Malolo is a volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean, near Fiji.
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Mamanuca Islands
The Mamanuca Islands of Fiji are a volcanic archipelago lying to the west of Nadi and to the south of the Yasawa Islands.
Manoa Kamikamica
Manoa Seru Nakausabaria Kamikamica is a Fijian politician and cabinet minister who has served as one of the Deputy Prime Ministers since 24 December 2022.
Marion M. Ganey
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Measles
Measles is a highly contagious, vaccine-preventable infectious disease caused by measles virus.
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Medicine
Medicine is the science and practice of caring for patients, managing the diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, treatment, palliation of their injury or disease, and promoting their health.
Melanesia
Melanesia is a subregion of Oceania in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.
Melanesian Mission
The Melanesian Mission is an Anglican missionary agency supporting the work of local Anglican churches in Melanesia.
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Melanesians
Melanesians are the predominant and indigenous inhabitants of Melanesia, in an area stretching from New Guinea to the Fiji Islands.
Methodism
Methodism, also called the Methodist movement, is a Protestant Christian tradition whose origins, doctrine and practice derive from the life and teachings of John Wesley.
Methodist Church of Fiji and Rotuma
The Methodist Church of Fiji and Rotuma is the largest Christian denomination in Fiji, with 34.6% of the total population at the most recent 2007 census.
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Metropolis (religious jurisdiction)
A metropolis, metropolitanate or metropolitan (arch)diocese is an episcopal see whose bishop is the metropolitan bishop or archbishop of an ecclesiastical province.
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Military history of the North-West Frontier
The North-West Frontier (present-day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) was a region of the British Indian Empire.
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Milla Jovovich
Milica Bogdanovna Jovovich (born December 17, 1975), known professionally as Milla Jovovich, is an American actress and former fashion model.
Mission sui iuris of Tokelau
The Roman Catholic Mission Sui Iuris of Tokelau (Latin: Missio Sui Iuris Tokelaunum) in Tokelau is a suffragan mission of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Samoa-Apia.
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Monarchy of Fiji
The monarchy of Fiji arose in the 19th century, when native ruler Seru Epenisa Cakobau consolidated control of the Fijian Islands in 1871 and declared himself king, or paramount chief, of Fiji (Tui Viti).
Moturiki Island
Moturiki Island is a small island located just off Mount Maunganui beach, in the North Island of New Zealand.
Mount Tomanivi
Mount Tomanivi, previously named Mount Victoria and also known as Tomaniivi, is an extinct volcano located in the northern highlands of Viti Levu.
Mr. Robinson Crusoe
Mr.
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Muslims
Muslims (God) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition.
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Nadi
Nadi (pronounced; नदी) is the third-largest conurbation in Fiji.
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Nadi International Airport
Nadi International Airport is the main international airport of Fiji as well as an important regional hub for the South Pacific islands, located by the coast on the Ba Province in the Western Division of the main island Viti Levu.
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Nadroga-Navosa Province
Nadroga-Navosa (Nadroga: Nadroga-Navoha) is one of the fourteen provinces of Fiji and one of eight based in Viti Levu, Fiji's largest island.
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Naiqama Lalabalavu
Ratu Naiqama Tawake Lalabalavu MBE (born 23 December 1953) is a Fijian Paramount Chief and the current speaker of the parliament.
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Naitasiri Province
Naitasiri is one of the 14 provinces of Fiji and one of eight located on Viti Levu, Fiji's largest island.
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Namaste
Namaste (Devanagari: नमस्ते), sometimes called namaskār and namaskāram, is a customary Hindu manner of respectfully greeting and honouring a person or group, used at any time of day.
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Namosi Province
Namosi is one of Fiji's fourteen provinces and one of eight based in Viti Levu, the largest island.
Nasinu
Nasinu is an urban area on the island Viti Levu in Fiji.
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National Business Review
The National Business Review (or NBR) is a New Zealand-based online news publication aimed at the business sector.
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National constituencies
National constituencies were a former feature of the Fijian electoral system.
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National Federation Party
The National Federation Party (Fiji Hindi: नेशनल फेडरेशन पार्टी; Fijian: Mataisoqosoqo ni National Federation) is a Fijian political party founded by A. D. Patel in November 1968, as a merger of the Federation Party and the National Democratic Party.
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Nauru
Nauru (or; Naoero), officially the Republic of Nauru (Repubrikin Naoero) and formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island country and microstate in Micronesia, part of Oceania in the Central Pacific. Fiji and Nauru are British Western Pacific Territories, countries and territories where English is an official language, countries in Oceania, island countries, member states of the Commonwealth of Nations, member states of the United Nations, republics in the Commonwealth of Nations and small Island Developing States.
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Nausori International Airport
Nausori International Airport, also known as Luvuluvu, is the secondary international airport in Fiji, behind Nadi International Airport.
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Netball
Netball is a ball sport played on a rectangular court by two teams of seven players.
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Netball at the 2015 Pacific Games
Netball at the 2015 Pacific Games in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea was held on July 13–18, 2015.
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Netball World Cup
The Netball World Cup is a quadrennial international netball world championship organised by World Netball, inaugurated in 1963.
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Netherlands
The Netherlands, informally Holland, is a country located in Northwestern Europe with overseas territories in the Caribbean. Fiji and Netherlands are member states of the United Nations.
New Hebrides
New Hebrides, officially the New Hebrides Condominium (Condominium des Nouvelles-Hébrides) and named after the Hebrides in Scotland, was the colonial name for the island group in the South Pacific Ocean that is now Vanuatu. Fiji and New Hebrides are British Western Pacific Territories.
New Zealand
New Zealand (Aotearoa) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. Fiji and New Zealand are countries and territories where English is an official language, countries in Oceania, island countries, member states of the Commonwealth of Nations and member states of the United Nations.
New Zealand Government
The New Zealand Government (Te Kāwanatanga o Aotearoa) is the central government through which political authority is exercised in New Zealand.
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New Zealand men's national football team
The New Zealand men's national football team (Tīma hoka a-motu o Aotearoa; recognised as Aotearoa New Zealand by FIFA) represents New Zealand in men's international football competitions.
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Niue
Niue (Niuē) is a self-governing island country in free association with New Zealand. Fiji and Niue are British Western Pacific Territories, countries in Oceania, island countries and small Island Developing States.
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Northern Division, Fiji
The Northern Division is one of four Divisions into which Fiji's fourteen Provinces are grouped for local government purposes.
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Nukapu
Nukapu is one of the islands of the nation of Solomon Islands.
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Obrogation
In civil law, obrogation (Latin: from) is the modification or repeal of a law in whole or in part by issuing a new law.
Oceania
Oceania is a geographical region including Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia.
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Oceania Football Confederation
The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) is one of the six continental confederations of international association football.
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OFC Men's Nations Cup
The OFC Men's Nations Cup, known as the OFC Nations Cup before the 2024 edition, is the primary association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), determining the continental champion of Oceania.
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Ono-i-Lau
Ono-i-Lau is a group of islands within a barrier reef system in the Fijian archipelago of Lau Islands (ono means "six" in the Fijian language).
Outline of Fiji
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Fiji: Republic of Fiji – sovereign island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean east of Vanuatu, west of Tonga and south of Tuvalu.
Ovalau
Ovalau (pronounced) is the sixth largest island in Fiji.
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Oxford University Press
Oxford University Press (OUP) is the publishing house of the University of Oxford.
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Pacific Community
The Pacific Community (PC), formerly the South Pacific Commission (SPC), is an international development organisation governed by 27 members, including 22 Pacific island countries and territories around the Pacific Ocean.
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Pacific Cup
The Pacific Cup was a rugby league football competition for national teams from the Pacific region.
Pacific Games
The Pacific Games (French: Jeux du Pacifique), is a continental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from Oceania.
Pacific Islanders rugby union team
The Pacific Islanders was a combined international rugby union team that played from 2004 to 2008.
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Pacific Islands Forum
The Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) is an inter-governmental organization that aims to enhance cooperation among countries and territories of Oceania, including formation of a trade bloc and regional peacekeeping operations.
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Pacific Islands Rugby Alliance
The Pacific Islands Rugby Alliance (PIRA) was set up in 2002 as a basis of co-operation between the Fiji, Samoa and Tonga Rugby Unions.
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Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions.
Pacific Tri-Nations
The Pacific Tri-Nations was the traditional rugby union series between Tonga, Fiji and Samoa.
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Papeete
Papeete (Tahitian: Papeʻete, pronounced) is the capital city of French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of the French Republic in the Pacific Ocean.
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Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea, officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and its offshore islands in Melanesia (a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean north of Australia). Fiji and Papua New Guinea are countries and territories where English is an official language, countries in Melanesia, countries in Oceania, island countries, member states of the Commonwealth of Nations, member states of the United Nations and small Island Developing States.
Paris Agreement
The Paris Agreement (or Paris Accords, Paris Climate Accords) is an international treaty on climate change that was signed in 2016.
Parliament of Fiji
The Parliament of the Republic of Fiji is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of Fiji.
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Parliamentary system
A parliamentary system, or parliamentary democracy, is a system of democratic government where the head of government (who may also be the head of state) derives their democratic legitimacy from their ability to command the support ("confidence") of the legislature, typically a parliament, to which they are accountable.
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Patterson Brothers Shipping Company
Patterson Brothers Shipping Company LTD is Fiji's longest running inter-island ferry operation bridging the gap between Viti Levu, Vanua Levu, and Ovalau daily, They also provide trips to Kadavu and Koro Island.
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People's Alliance (Fiji)
The People's Alliance is a political party in Fiji.
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People's Charter for Change, Peace and Progress
The People's Charter for Change, Peace and Progress (initially, People's Charter for Change and Progress) was a proposed legal document which would have complemented the 1997 Constitution of Fiji.
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Politics of Fiji
The politics of Fiji take place within the framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic.
Polynesian culture
Polynesian culture is the culture of the indigenous peoples of Polynesia who share common traits in language, customs and society.
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Polynesians
Polynesians are an ethnolinguistic group comprising closely related ethnic groups native to Polynesia, which encompasses the islands within the Polynesian Triangle in the Pacific Ocean.
Postgraduate certificate
A postgraduate certificate (abbreviated as PGCert, PG Cert or PGC is a postgraduate qualification at the level of a master's degree. Like a postgraduate diploma, it is standard practice to use 'PGCert' as a post-nominal designation after completing the certificate course.
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Posthumous award
A posthumous award is granted after the recipient has died.
Pottery
Pottery is the process and the products of forming vessels and other objects with clay and other raw materials, which are fired at high temperatures to give them a hard and durable form.
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President of Fiji
The president of Fiji is the head of state of the Republic of Fiji.
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Prime Minister of Fiji
The prime minister of Fiji is the head of government of the Republic of Fiji.
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Primus inter pares
Primus inter pares is a Latin phrase meaning first among equals.
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Punitive expedition
A punitive expedition is a military journey undertaken to punish a political entity or any group of people outside the borders of the punishing state or union.
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Ra Province
Ra is one of the fourteen provinces of Fiji.
Ratu
Ratu is an Austronesian title used by male Fijians of chiefly rank.
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Reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring unfamiliar people rather than professional actors.
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Reconciliation, Tolerance, and Unity Bill
The Reconciliation and Unity Commission was a proposed government body to be set up if the Reconciliation, Tolerance, and Unity Bill, which was introduced into the Fijian Parliament on 4 May 2005 was passed.
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Reef Islands
The Reef Islands are a loose collection of 16 islands in the in Temotu Province, in the independent nation of Solomon Islands.
Religion in Fiji
According to the most recent census in 2007, most people have a Christian background (64.4% of the population), with a sizable Hindu (27.9%) and Muslim (6.3%) minority.
Remittance
A remittance is a non-commercial transfer of money by a foreign worker, a member of a diaspora community, or a citizen with familial ties abroad, for household income in their home country or homeland.
Renewable energy
Renewable energy (or green energy) is energy from renewable natural resources that are replenished on a human timescale.
Representative democracy
Representative democracy (also called electoral democracy or indirect democracy) is a type of democracy where representatives are elected by the public.
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Republic
A republic, based on the Latin phrase res publica ('public affair'), is a state in which political power rests with the public through their representatives—in contrast to a monarchy.
Republic of Fiji Military Forces
The Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF, formerly the Royal Fiji Military Forces) is the military force of the Pacific island nation of Fiji.
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Resort
A resort (North American English) is a self-contained commercial establishment that tries to provide most of a vacationer's wants, such as food, drink, swimming, accommodation, sports, entertainment and shopping, on the premises.
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Return to the Blue Lagoon
Return to the Blue Lagoon is a 1991 American South Seas romantic adventure film directed and produced by William A. Graham and starring Milla Jovovich and Brian Krause.
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Rewa Province
Rewa is a province of Fiji.
Rewa River
The Rewa River is the longest and widest river in Fiji.
RNZ Pacific
RNZ Pacific or Radio New Zealand Pacific, sometimes abbreviated to RNZP, is a division of Radio New Zealand and the official international broadcasting station of New Zealand.
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Suva
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Suva (Latin: Archidioecesis Suvana) is a Metropolitan Archdiocese in Fiji.
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Rarotonga
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rarotonga (Latin: Dioecesis Rarotongana) in the Cook Islands is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Suva in neighbouring Fiji.
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarawa and Nauru
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarawa and Nauru (Latin: Dioecesis Taravana et Nauruna) in Kiribati and Nauru is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Suva.
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Rotuma
Rotuma is a self-governing heptarchy, generally designated a dependency of Fiji. Fiji and Rotuma are island countries.
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Rotuman language
Rotuman, also referred to as Rotunan, Rutuman or Fäeag Rotuạm (citation form: Faega Rotuma), is an Austronesian language spoken by the Indigenous Rotuma people in the South Pacific.
Rotumans
The Rotumans are a Polynesian ethnic group native to Rotuma, an island group forming part of Fiji.
Rowley Lambert
Vice Admiral Rowley Lambert, CB (23 April 1828 – 22 July 1880) was a senior officer in the Royal Navy.
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy (RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, and a component of His Majesty's Naval Service.
Rugby League World Cup
The Rugby League World Cup is an international rugby league tournament contested by the top national men's representative teams.
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Rugby sevens
Rugby sevens (commonly known as simply sevens and originally known as seven-a-side rugby) is a variant of rugby union in which teams are made up of seven players playing seven-minute halves, instead of the usual 15 players playing 40-minute halves.
Rugby sevens at the Summer Olympics
Rugby sevens was played at the Olympics for the first time at the 2016 Summer Olympics, with both men's and women's contests.
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Rugby union
Rugby union football, commonly known simply as rugby union or more often just rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in England in the first half of the 19th century.
Rugby World Cup
The Men's Rugby World Cup is a rugby union tournament contested every four years between the top international teams, the winners of which are recognised as the World champions of the sport.
Rugby World Cup Sevens
Rugby World Cup Sevens (RWCS) is the quadrennial world championship of rugby sevens, a variant of rugby union.
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Salesi Temo
Salesi Temo is a Fijian jurist.
Samoa
Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa and until 1997 known as Western Samoa, is a Polynesian island country consisting of two main islands (Savai'i and Upolu); two smaller, inhabited islands (Manono and Apolima); and several smaller, uninhabited islands, including the Aleipata Islands (Nu'utele, Nu'ulua, Fanuatapu and Namua). Fiji and Samoa are countries and territories where English is an official language, countries in Oceania, island countries, member states of the Commonwealth of Nations, member states of the United Nations, republics in the Commonwealth of Nations and small Island Developing States.
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Sanātanī
Sanātanī (Devanagari: सनातनी) is a modern term used to describe Hindu duties that incorporate teachings from the Vedas, Upanishads, Puranas, and other Hindu religious texts and scriptures such as the Ramayana and its many versions, as well as the Mahabharata (incl. the Bhagavad Gita), which itself is often described as a concise guide to Hindu philosophy and a practical, self-contained guide to life.
Sandalwood
Sandalwood is a class of woods from trees in the genus Santalum.
Savusavu
Savusavu is a town in the Fijian Province of Cakaudrove.
Science and technology in Pacific Island countries
Pacific Island economies are mostly dependent on natural resources, with a tiny manufacturing sector and no heavy industry.
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Scorched earth
A scorched-earth policy is a military strategy of destroying everything that allows an enemy military force to be able to fight a war, including the deprivation and destruction of water, food, humans, animals, plants and any kind of tools and infrastructure.
Scuba diving
Scuba diving is a mode of underwater diving whereby divers use breathing equipment that is completely independent of a surface breathing gas supply, and therefore has a limited but variable endurance.
Sea cucumber
Sea cucumbers are echinoderms from the class Holothuroidea. They are marine animals with a leathery skin and an elongated body containing a single, branched gonad.
Sefanaia Sukanaivalu
Sefanaia Sukanaivalu VC (1 January 1918 – 23 June 1944) was a Fijian soldier and a posthumous recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to Commonwealth forces.
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Senate of Fiji
The Senate of Fiji was the upper chamber of Parliament.
Seru Epenisa Cakobau
Ratu Seru Epenisa Cakobau (occasionally spelled Cacobau or phonetically Thakombau) (c.1815 – 1 February 1883) was a Fijian chief, monarch, and warlord (Vunivalu) who united part of Fiji's warring tribes under his leadership, establishing a united Fijian kingdom.
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Serua Province
Serua is one of Fiji's fourteen provinces.
Seventh-day Adventist Church
The Seventh-day Adventist Church (SDA) is an Adventist Protestant Christian denomination which is distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the seventh day of the week in the Christian (Gregorian) and the Hebrew calendar, as the Sabbath, its emphasis on the imminent Second Coming (advent) of Jesus Christ, and its annihilationist soteriology.
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Ship grounding
Ship grounding or ship stranding is the impact of a ship on seabed or waterway side.
Sidiq Koya
Siddiq Moidin Koya (29 February 1924 – 25 April 1993) was a Fijian politician, Statesman and Opposition leader.
Sigatoka
Sigatoka (सिन्गातोका) is a town in Fiji.
Sigatoka River
The Sigatoka River is in the island of Viti Levu in Fiji and has its source on the west side of Mount Victoria and flows for 120 kilometers to the coast between the central and western ranges.
Sikhs
Sikhs (singular Sikh: or; sikkh) are an ethnoreligious group who adhere to Sikhism, a religion that originated in the late 15th century in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, based on the revelation of Guru Nanak.
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Sitiveni Rabuka
Sitiveni Ligamamada Rabuka (born 13 September 1948) is a Fijian politician, sportsman, and former soldier who has been serving as Prime Minister of Fiji since 24 December 2022.
Skipper Cup
The Skipper Cup (formerly the Sanyo Cup and The Digicel Cup) is the Fiji Rugby Union's national provincial Premier rugby union championship.
Slavery
Slavery is the ownership of a person as property, especially in regards to their labour.
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Snider–Enfield
The British.577 Snider–Enfield was a breech-loading rifle.
Social Democratic Liberal Party
The Social Democratic Liberal Party (SODELPA) is a Fijian political party.
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Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands, also known simply as the Solomons,John Prados, Islands of Destiny, Dutton Caliber, 2012, p,20 and passim is a country consisting of 21 major islands Guadalcanal, Malaita, Makira, Santa Isabel, Choiseul, New Georgia, Kolombangara, Rennell, Vella Lavella, Vangunu, Nendo, Maramasike, Rendova, Shortland, San Jorge, Banie, Ranongga, Pavuvu, Nggela Pile and Nggela Sule, Tetepare, (which are bigger in area than 100 square kilometres) and over 900 smaller islands in Melanesia, part of Oceania, to the northeast of Australia. Fiji and Solomon Islands are British Western Pacific Territories, countries and territories where English is an official language, countries in Melanesia, countries in Oceania, island countries, member states of the Commonwealth of Nations, member states of the United Nations and small Island Developing States.
Solomon Islands campaign
The Solomon Islands campaign was a major campaign of the Pacific War of World War II.
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Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua
The United Fiji Party (Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua,, SDL) was a political party in Fiji.
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South Africa national rugby union team
The South Africa national rugby union team, commonly known as the Springboks (colloquially the Boks, Bokke or Amabhokobhoko), is the country's national team governed by the South African Rugby Union.
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South India
South India, also known as Southern India or Peninsular India, is the southern part of the Deccan Peninsula in India encompassing the states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Telangana as well as the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry, occupying 19.31% of India's area and 20% of India's population.
South Pacific Stock Exchange
The South Pacific Stock Exchange (SPX) is a stock exchange based in Suva, Fiji.
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Sperm whale
The sperm whale or cachalot (Physeter macrocephalus) is the largest of the toothed whales and the largest toothed predator.
Square kilometre
The square kilometre (square kilometer in American spelling; symbol: km2) is a multiple of the square metre, the SI unit of area or surface area.
Subsistence economy
A subsistence economy is an economy directed to basic subsistence, the provision of food, clothing, shelter rather than to the market.
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Sugarcane
Sugarcane or sugar cane is a species of tall, perennial grass (in the genus Saccharum, tribe Andropogoneae) that is used for sugar production.
Sulu (skirt)
A sulu is a kilt-like garment worn by men and women in Fiji since colonisation in the nineteenth century.
Sunni Islam
Sunni Islam is the largest branch of Islam, followed by 85–90% of the world's Muslims, and simultaneously the largest religious denomination in the world.
Survivor (American TV series)
Survivor is the American version of the international Survivor reality competition television franchise, itself derived from the Swedish television series Expedition Robinson created by Charlie Parsons which premiered in 1997.
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Survivor: Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers
Survivor: Heroes vs.
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Survivor: Millennials vs. Gen X
Survivor: Millennials vs.
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Suva
Suva (सुवा) is the capital and largest city of Fiji.
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SVNS
The SVNS, known as the HSBC SVNS for sponsorship reasons, is an annual series of international rugby sevens tournaments run by World Rugby featuring national sevens teams.
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Sydney
Sydney is the capital city of the state of New South Wales and the most populous city in Australia.
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Tahiti
Tahiti (Tahitian) is the largest island of the Windward group of the Society Islands in French Polynesia.
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Tailevu Province
Tailevu is one of the 14 provinces of Fiji.
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu (TN) is the southernmost state of India.
Tanoa Visawaqa
Ratu Tanoa Visawaqa (pronounced) (died on 8 December 1852) was a Fijian Chieftain who held the title 5th Vunivalu of Bau.
Tapa cloth
Tapa cloth (or simply tapa) is a barkcloth made in the islands of the Pacific Ocean, primarily in Tonga, Samoa and Fiji, but as far afield as Niue, Cook Islands, Futuna, Solomon Islands, Java, New Zealand, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea and Hawaii (where it is called kapa).
Taveuni
Taveuni (pronounced) is the third-largest island in Fiji, after Viti Levu and Vanua Levu, with a total land area of.
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Teacher
A teacher, also called a schoolteacher or formally an educator, is a person who helps students to acquire knowledge, competence, or virtue, via the practice of teaching.
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Technology
Technology is the application of conceptual knowledge to achieve practical goals, especially in a reproducible way.
Teimumu Kepa
Ro Teimumu Vuikaba Kepa (born 18 December 1945) is a Fijian chief, former Member of the Parliament of Fiji, and former leader of the Social Democratic Liberal Party.
Telephone numbers in Fiji
In Fiji, the country calling code is +679 while the International call prefix can be 00 or 052 depending on the company.
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The Advocate (Melbourne)
The Advocate was a weekly newspaper founded in Melbourne, Victoria in 1868 and published for the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne from 1919 to 1990.
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The Argus (Melbourne)
The Argus was an Australian daily morning newspaper in Melbourne from 2 June 1846 to 19 January 1957, and was considered to be the general Australian newspaper of record for this period.
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The Blue Lagoon (1980 film)
The Blue Lagoon is a 1980 American dramatic coming-of-age romantic survival film directed by Randal Kleiser from a screenplay written by Douglas Day Stewart based on the 1908 novel of the same name by Henry De Vere Stacpoole.
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The Courier (Ballarat)
The Ballarat Courier is a newspaper circulating in the Ballarat region of regional Victoria.
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The Hamilton Spectator
The Hamilton Spectator, founded in 1846, is a newspaper published weekdays and Saturdays in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
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The Leader (Melbourne)
The Leader was a weekly newspaper in Melbourne, Victoria.
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The New Zealand Herald
The New Zealand Herald is a daily newspaper published in Auckland, New Zealand, owned by New Zealand Media and Entertainment, and considered a newspaper of record for New Zealand.
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The Observer (Adelaide)
The Observer, previously The Adelaide Observer, was a Saturday newspaper published in Adelaide, South Australia from July 1843 to February 1931.
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The Sydney Mail
The Sydney Mail was an Australian magazine published weekly in Sydney.
The World Factbook
The World Factbook, also known as the CIA World Factbook, is a reference resource produced by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) with almanac-style information about the countries of the world.
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Thomas Baker (missionary)
Thomas Baker (6 February 1832 – 21 July 1867) was a Methodist missionary in Fiji, known as being the only missionary in the archipelago to be killed and eaten, along with seven of his Fijian followers.
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Tonga
Tonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga (Puleʻanga Fakatuʻi ʻo Tonga), is an island country in Polynesia, part of Oceania. Fiji and Tonga are 1970 establishments in Oceania, British Western Pacific Territories, countries and territories where English is an official language, countries in Oceania, island countries, member states of the Commonwealth of Nations, member states of the United Nations, small Island Developing States and states and territories established in 1970.
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Tropical marine climate
A tropical marine climate is a tropical climate that is primarily influenced by the ocean.
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Tuʻi Tonga Empire
The Tui Tonga Empire, or Tongan Empire, are descriptions sometimes given to Tongan expansionism and projected hegemony in Oceania which began around 950 CE, reaching its peak during the period 1200–1500. Fiji and Tuʻi Tonga Empire are island countries.
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Tuvalu
Tuvalu, formerly known as the Ellice Islands, is an island country in the Polynesian subregion of Oceania in the Pacific Ocean, about midway between Hawaii and Australia. Fiji and Tuvalu are British Western Pacific Territories, countries and territories where English is an official language, countries in Oceania, island countries, member states of the Commonwealth of Nations, member states of the United Nations and small Island Developing States.
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Union blockade
The Union blockade in the American Civil War was a naval strategy by the United States to prevent the Confederacy from trading.
Union Jack
The Union Jack or Union Flag is the de facto national flag of the United Kingdom.
Unitary parliamentary republic
A unitary parliamentary republic is a unitary state with a republican form of government in which the political power is vested in and entrusted to the parliament with confidence by its electorate.
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United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland. Fiji and United Kingdom are island countries, member states of the Commonwealth of Nations and member states of the United Nations.
United Nations Development Programme
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)Programme des Nations unies pour le développement, PNUD is a United Nations agency tasked with helping countries eliminate poverty and achieve sustainable economic growth and human development.
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United Nations peacekeeping
Peacekeeping by the United Nations is a role of the UN's Department of Peace Operations as an "instrument developed by the organization as a way to help countries torn by conflict to create the conditions for lasting peace".
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United States
The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. Fiji and United States are member states of the United Nations.
University of Fiji
The University of Fiji is a university based in Saweni, Lautoka, Fiji.
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University of Hawaiʻi Press
The University of Hawaiʻi Press is a university press that is part of the University of Hawaiʻi.
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University of Michigan
The University of Michigan (U-M, UMich, or simply Michigan) is a public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a collegiate research university in Oxford, England.
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University of the Arts London
The University of the Arts London is a public collegiate university in London, England, United Kingdom.
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University of the South Pacific
The University of the South Pacific (USP) is a public research university with locations spread throughout a dozen countries in Oceania.
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Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh ('North Province') is a state in northern India.
Vanua Levu
Vanua Levu (pronounced), formerly known as Sandalwood Island, is the second largest island of Fiji.
Vanuatu
Vanuatu, officially the Republic of Vanuatu (République de Vanuatu; Ripablik blong Vanuatu), is an island country in Melanesia, located in the South Pacific Ocean. Fiji and Vanuatu are British Western Pacific Territories, countries and territories where English is an official language, countries in Melanesia, countries in Oceania, island countries, member states of the Commonwealth of Nations, member states of the United Nations, republics in the Commonwealth of Nations and small Island Developing States.
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Vatukoula
Vatukoula (meaning "gold rock" in Fijian) is a gold mining settlement in Fiji, 9 km inland from the Town of Tavua on the island of Viti Levu.
Victoria Cross
The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest and most prestigious decoration of the British decorations system.
Vijay Singh
Vijay Singh (विजय सिंह; born 22 February 1963) is a Fijian professional golfer.
Viliame Gavoka
Viliame "Bill" Rogoibulu Gavoka (born 8 July 1950) is a Fijian politician and Cabinet Minister.
Viti Levu
Viti Levu (pronounced) is the largest island in the Republic of Fiji.
Volcano
A volcano is a rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface.
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Vunivalu of Bau
Turaga na Vunivalu na Tui Kaba, shortened as Vunivalu, is the Paramount Chief of the Kubuna Confederacy of the island of Bau in Fiji.
Wakaya Island
Wakaya is a privately owned island in Fiji's Lomaiviti Archipelago.
Wales national rugby union team
The Wales national rugby union team (Tîm rygbi'r undeb cenedlaethol Cymru) represents the Welsh Rugby Union in men's international rugby union.
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Western Division, Fiji
The Western Division of Fiji is one of Fiji's four divisions.
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Whaling
Whaling is the hunting of whales for their usable products such as meat and blubber, which can be turned into a type of oil that was important in the Industrial Revolution.
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White supremacy
White supremacy is the belief that white people are superior to those of other races and thus should dominate them.
Wiliame Katonivere
Ratu Wiliame Maivalili Katonivere, CF (born 20 April 1964) is a Fijian chief and politician serving as the President of Fiji since 2021.
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William Bligh
Vice-Admiral William Bligh (9 September 1754 – 7 December 1817) was a British officer in the Royal Navy and a colonial administrator.
William MacGregor
Sir William MacGregor, (20 October 1846 – 3 July 1919)R.
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World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup
The Pacific Nations Cup is an international rugby union competition held between three Pacific states.
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Yasawa Islands
The Yasawa Group is an archipelago of about 20 volcanic islands in the Western Division of Fiji, with an approximate total area of.
.fj
.fj is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Fiji.
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1987 Fijian coups d'état
The Fijian coups d'état of 1987 resulted in the overthrow of the elected government of Fijian Prime Minister Timoci Bavadra, the deposition of Elizabeth II as Queen of Fiji, and in the declaration of a republic.
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1987 Rugby World Cup
The 1987 Rugby World Cup was the first Rugby World Cup.
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1997 Constitution of Fiji
The 1997 Constitution of Fiji was the supreme law of Fiji from its adoption in 1997 until 2009 when President Josefa Iloilo purported to abrogate it.
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2000 Fijian Mutinies
Two military mutinies took place in connection with the civilian coup d'état that occurred in Fiji in 2000, the first while the rebellion instigated by George Speight was in progress, and the second four months after it had ended.
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2006 Fijian coup d'état
The Fijian coup d'état of December 2006 was a coup d'état in Fiji carried out by Commodore Frank Bainimarama against Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase and President Josefa Iloilo.
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2007 Rugby World Cup
The 2007 Rugby World Cup (Coupe du monde de rugby 2007) was the sixth Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition organised by the International Rugby Board.
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2008 Rugby League World Cup
The 2008 Rugby League World Cup was the thirteenth World Cup for men’s rugby league national teams.
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2013 Constitution of Fiji
Fiji's fourth constitution, the 2013 Constitution of Fiji, was signed into law by President Ratu Epeli Nailatikau on 6 September 2013, coming into effect immediately.
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2013 Rugby League World Cup
The 2013 Rugby League World Cup was the fourteenth World Cup for means national rugby league teams.
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2014 Commonwealth Games
The 2014 Commonwealth Games (Geamannan a' Cho-fhlaitheis 2014), officially known as the XX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Glasgow 2014 (Glesca 2014 or Glesga 2014; Glaschu 2014), were an international multi-sport event celebrated in the tradition of the Commonwealth Games as governed by the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF).
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2014 Fijian general election
General elections were held in Fiji on 17 September 2014 to select the 50 members of Parliament.
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2016 Summer Olympics
The 2016 Summer Olympics (Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad (Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events in some sports beginning on 3 August.
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2018 Fijian general election
General elections were held in Fiji on 14 November 2018.
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2022 Fijian general election
General elections were held in Fiji on 14 December 2022 to elect the 55 members of Parliament.
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See also
1970 establishments in Oceania
- Fiji
- Tonga
British Western Pacific Territories
- British Solomon Islands
- British Western Pacific Territories
- Canton and Enderbury Islands
- Chief Judicial Commissioner for the Western Pacific
- Colony of Fiji
- Cook Islands
- Fiji
- Gilbert and Ellice Islands
- Kingdom of Tonga (1900–1970)
- Kiribati
- Nauru
- New Hebrides
- Niue
- Pitcairn Islands
- Solomon Islands
- Tokelau
- Tonga
- Tuvalu
- Vanuatu
Countries in Melanesia
Countries in Oceania
- Australia
- Cook Islands
- Federated States of Micronesia
- Fiji
- Kiribati
- List of Asian and Pacific countries by GDP (PPP)
- List of Oceanian countries by GDP
- List of Oceanian countries by GDP growth
- List of countries in Asia-Pacific by GDP (nominal)
- Marshall Islands
- Nauru
- New Zealand
- Niue
- Palau
- Papua New Guinea
- Samoa
- Solomon Islands
- Tonga
- Tuvalu
- Vanuatu
Republics in the Commonwealth of Nations
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Botswana
- Cameroon
- Cyprus
- Dominica
- Fiji
- Gabon
- Ghana
- Guyana
- India
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Malawi
- Maldives
- Malta
- Mauritius
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Nigeria
- Pakistan
- Republics in the Commonwealth of Nations
- Rwanda
- Samoa
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- South Africa
- Sri Lanka
- Tanzania
- The Gambia
- Togo
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Uganda
- Vanuatu
- Zambia
States and territories established in 1970
- Balochistan, Pakistan
- Bettani Tehsil
- Cachimayo District
- Dara Adam Khel Tehsil
- Dominion of Fiji
- Drazanda Tehsil
- Federally Administered Tribal Areas
- Fiji
- Frontier Regions
- Gilgit-Baltistan
- Hassan Khel Tehsil
- Jandola Tehsil
- Karbi Anglong district
- Kavangoland
- Khmer Republic
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- Kuangqu, Datong
- Kurumkansky District
- Maloderbetovsky District
- Principality of Hutt River
- Provincially Administered Tribal Areas
- Punjab, Pakistan
- Sindh
- South Jutland County
- Tonga
- Torgay Region
- Wazir Tehsil
- West Zealand County
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