Information On Fiji

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Lying 22 degrees south of the equator and divided by the 180 degrees meridian, this information on Fiji will give you an idea that the country is located in the Pacific coast. Consisting of 322 islands and 522 islets, this archipelagic nation has been the primary stop over for flights between New Zealand or Australia and North America. Those planes carry a number of tourists who have been desiring to take a break from the mundane concerns in the urban jungle.

In annual basis, there are only about 400, 000 visitors. The figure is small which has an advantage, in a sense that every foreigner is made to feel more special. The resorts in the country are mostly run by private owners so there are not much highly- sophisticated hotels that charge sky- rise rates. At this juncture, commercial tourism has not yet totally flourished making the archipelagic nation, one of the favorite destinations for couples who are off to a honeymoon.

History
Potteries that were excavated from the different towns around the country will give an information on Fiji inhabitants that settled around 1000 BC. The first natives were known to have come from South East Asia even before the explorers from Europe arrived in the seventeenth century. A voyager from Netherlands by the name of Abel Tasman landed in this archipelagic nation on 1643 while he was searching for the "Great Southern Continent."

By the nineteenth century, Europeans permanently stayed in the country. That fact alone will suggest an information on Fiji that it then became a colony specifically under the rule of the British on 1874. After more than ninety years, the archipelagic nation gained independence. However, in 1987, the democratic government was threatened by two coup de etats because the military thought that the authorities were perceived as being dominated by the community of Indians and Fijians.

Culture
Just like other neighboring regions around the Pacific coast, the country is a plush combination of Indian, aboriginal and European traditions. The society in the archipelagic nation is very much in touched with their respective families as well as the villages and the land. There is a chain of command that looks over each clan and tribe. The positions are hereditary meaning when the chief will pass away, he will be followed by a kinsman but it does not necessarily be his own son.

"Meke" is an indigenous art form which relays an information on Fiji about their close relation to the open seas. There is an incorporation of women's fan dance and men's spear dance which is typically a narration of events that locals deem to be important such as a war and a scandal. In the ancient periods, this has been regarded as prophesy from the gods.