Of volcanic origin, the archipelago consists of two large islands: Viti Levu, with the capital Suva, and Vanua Levu, surrounded by a lacework of about 800 islands of various dimensions, only 150 of which are inhabited.
Colonised about 3,000 years ago by groups from Southeast Asia, Fiji constitutes an ethnic, historical, cultural link with Melanesia to the west and Polynesia to the east, and are part of Western Polynesia along with Tonga and Samoa.
The Fiji are declared kingdom before being ceded to the British Crown in 1874.
Having obtained their independence in 1970, the state of Fiji faces a crucial issue, still not fully resolved, concerning the political role of the large population of Indian origin, migrated in the 19th century under the auspices of the British protectorate for the cultivation of sugar cane.
Kali
Kali
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Kali
Kali
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I ula tavatava
I ula tavatava
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I ula tavatava
I ula tavatava
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Totokia (battle hammer to beak)
Totokia (battle hammer to beak)
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Totokia (battle hammer to beak)
Totokia (battle hammer to beak)
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Fork
Fork
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Fork
Fork
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Sedre ni waiwai (plate for oil) / dave ni yaqona (cup for yaqona) / "
Sedre ni waiwai (plate for oil) / dave ni yaqona (cup for yaqona) / "
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Sedre ni waiwai (plate for oil) / dave ni yaqona (cup for yaqona) / "
Sedre ni waiwai (plate for oil) / dave ni yaqona (cup for yaqona) / "
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Tabua
Tabua
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Tabua
Tabua
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Saqa
Saqa
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Saqa
Saqa
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Wasekaseka
Wasekaseka
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Wasekaseka
Wasekaseka
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Tanoa - Yaqona Cup
Tanoa - Yaqona Cup
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Tanoa - Yaqona Cup
Tanoa - Yaqona Cup
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