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1. General Fact Sheet

Figure 1

Government (ii)
Type		Republic
Chief of State		President Ratu Josefa Iloilovatu Uluivuda (since July 2000)
Head of Government		Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase (since September 2000)
Capital		Suva
Administrative Divisions		4 divisions and 1 dependency
Demographics
Mid - 2005 Population (thousands) i	848	Age Structure (2005) i
Annual Growth Rate i	0.8%	0 - 14 years	32.0%
Urban Population (2005) i	53.0%	15 - 64 years	64.0%
Nationality	Fijian	Over 65 years	4.0%
Ethnic Group (1998 est.) ii		Sex Ratio (2005 est.) ii	1.01 male(s)/female
Fijian	51.0%	Unemployment Rate (1999 est.) ii	7.6%
Indian	44.0%	Population below poverty line (1990 - 1991 est.) ii	25.5%
Other	5.0%
Education (iii)
Adult Literacy (M) (2002 - 2004 est.)	94.5%	Enrolment Ratios (GER)
Adult Literacy (F) (2002 - 2004 est.)	91.4%	Primary (2000/01)	109.0%
Public expenditure on Education:total government expenditure (2001)	19.4%	Secondary (2000/01)	81.0%
		Tertiary (1990/91)	8.0%
		Compulsory	5 - 10 years
Health
Life Expectancy (M) (2005) i	66 years	HIV/AIDS Prevalence (2003 est.) ii	0.1%
Life Expectancy (F) (2005) i	71 years	HIV/AIDS Figures (2003 est.) ii	600
		Infant Mortality (per 1,000) i	21
Economic (ii)
GDP - per capita (2004 est.)	$ 5,900	Contributions to GDP ( 2001 est.)
GDP Growth (2004 est.)	3.6%	Agriculture	16.6%
Budget (2000 est.)		Industry	22.4%
Revenues	$ 427.9 Million	Services	61.0%
Expenditures	$ 531.4 Million
Disability
Major Legislation		Fiji National Council of Disaled Persons (FNCDP) Act No.21. (1994)
No. of Persons with Disabilities	N/A	Disability by Type
National Coordination Committee on Disability	Fiji National Coucil of Disabled Persons	Physical	N/A
		Deaf	N/A
		Blind	N/A
		Intellectual	N/A
		Psychiatric	N/A
		Other	N/A

Source

1. 2005 ESCAP Population Data Sheet, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)
2. CIA-The World Factbook 2005 - Fiji (http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/fj.html)
3. UNESCO : Institution for Statistics - education sector (www.uis.unesco.org)