3. Fiji Location: Oceania, island country in the south Pacific Ocean (east of Australia), about two thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand. Made up of 330 islands

4. The flag is light blue with the British flag in the upper left corner and the Fiji seal in the middle of the right half of the flag.

5. HISTORICAL EVENTS 1643: The islands were discovered by Dutch explorers led by Tasman (pictured below) 1874: Fiji becomes a British colony 1970: Fiji gains independence fromBritain Early Fiji houses Explorer Tasman

6. LANGUAGE English, Fijian, Hindustan – yes=io (ee-oh) – no=sega (sayngah) – child=gone (ngonay) – food=kakana (kakahna)

7. CELEBRATIONSandCUSTOMS Diwali: the Festival of Lights New Year:1 ST country (time zone) to bring in a New Year Firewalking:walking on hot embers

8. MAJOR RESOURCES Forest: used for shelter and fire Minerals: gold, copper, and offshore oil Fish: primary food Sugar: largest export A Fijian sugar plantation

9. Unique Places Suva:the largest island\city The Poseidon: an underwater hotel in Fiji The Great Sea Reef: Very Large coral reef – popular with scuba divers and snorkelers

10. INTERESTING FACTS Fiji was formed by volcanic activity One American dollar equals 1.8 Fijian dollars They drive on the left side of the road They have four of the seven sea turtles species return here for egg nesting Want to Travel to Fiji? From Charlotte… Fiji is 7,590 miles away Fiji is a 20 hour plane ride Airfare leaving 6/9/12, returning 6/16/11 = $2,021 A nice hotel is about $300 per night You would need a passport

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12. Bibliography Fact monster.com Ask.com Fijitimes.com Airlinetable.com Expedia.com Wikipedia.com: Fiji Images from Google.com: Fiji: images