Travel & technology
Electric power
- Plug shape
- Voltage
- 240V, 50Hz
Phone dialing
- Code to call Fiji
- +679
What every visitor should know about Fiji:
- Money
- The currency is the Fijian dollar (FJD). 1 FJD is worth about US$0.53, or €0.37.
- Crime
- CrimeSafe Travel Score™: 4 out of 5 (Safe)
Areas of concern:
- Mugging
- Pick-pocketing / bag-snatching
- Capital
- Suva (on Viti Levu)
- Tap water
- Not recommended. Water is usually drinkable in large cities, but quality is uneven.
Fiji facts and figures:
People
- Population
- 944,720
- Language
- English (official), Fijian (official), Hindustani
- Ethnicity
- Fijian 57.3% (predominantly Melanesian with a Polynesian admixture), Indian 37.6%, Rotuman 1.2%, other 3.9% (European, other Pacific Islanders, Chinese)
Economy
- GDP
- US$3,700 (per capita)