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Fiji
Capital: Suva
333 islands where 'Bula!' means hello, life, and welcome all at once.
Daily life
Village life runs on 'Fiji time' — unhurried and community-first. Evenings gather around the tanoa bowl for kava, a mildly relaxing drink shared in ceremony. Rugby is the national heartbeat.
Food
- Kokoda (coconut-cured fish)
- Lovo (earth-oven feast)
- Rourou (taro leaves in coconut milk)
- Kassava
- Roti (from Indo-Fijian community)
Family values
Village (koro) is family. Land is passed through clans, not individuals. Elders' word is final, and children are raised by the whole community.
Holidays & traditions
Fiji Day (Oct 10)DiwaliChristmasEasterEidProphet Mohammed's Birthday
Religion & spiritual life
Roughly 65% Christian (Methodist majority) among iTaukei Fijians, with a large Hindu and smaller Muslim population among Indo-Fijians.