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![]() ![]() Fiji Government 1997https://photius.com/wfb1997/fiji/fiji_government.htmlSOURCE: 1997 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Country name
Data code FJ Government type
republic
National capital Suva Administrative divisions 4 divisions and 1 dependency*; Central, Eastern, Northern, Rotuma*,Western Independence 10 October 1970 (from UK) National holiday Independence Day, 10 October (1970) Constitution 10 October 1970 (suspended 1 October 1987); a new constitution was proposedon 23 September 1988 and promulgated on 25 July 1990; the 1990 constitutionis under review; the review is scheduled to be completed by 1997 Legal system based on British system Suffrage 21 years of age; universal Executive branch
Legislative branch
bicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (34 seats; 24 reserved forethnic Fijians, 9 for Indians and others, and 1 for the island of Rotuma;members appointed by the president to serve five-year terms) and the Houseof Representatives (70 seats; 37 reserved for ethnic Fijians, 27 for ethnic Indians, and 6 for independents and others; members elected by popular voteon a communal basis to serve five-year terms)
Judicial branch Supreme Court Political parties and leaders
Fijian Political Party (SVT - primarily Fijian), leader Maj. Gen. SitiviniRABUKA; National Federation Party (NFP; primarily Indian), Jai Ram REDDY;Fijian Nationalist Party (FNP), Sakeasi BUTADROKA; Fiji Labor Party (FLP),Mahendra CHAUDHRY; General Voters Party (GVP), Leo SMITH; Fiji ConservativeParty (FCP), leader NA; Conservative Party of Fiji (CPF), leader NA; FijiIndian Liberal Party, leader NA; Fiji Indian Congress Party, leader NA; FijiIndependent Labor (Muslim), leader NA; Four Corners Party, leader NA; FijianAssociation Party (FAP), Josevata KAMIKAMICA; General Electors' Association,leader NA
International organization participation ACP, AsDB, CP, ESCAP, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD,IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, ISO (subscriber),ITU, PCA, Sparteca, SPC, SPF, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNIKOM, UNTAES,UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTrO Diplomatic representation in the US
Diplomatic representation from the US
Flag description
light blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrantand the Fijian shield centered on the outer half of the flag; the shield depictsa yellow lion above a white field quartered by the cross of Saint George featuringstalks of sugarcane, a palm tree, bananas, and a white dove
NOTE: The information regarding Fiji on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Fiji Government 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Fiji Government 1997 should be addressed to the CIA. |
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