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Kadavu and the Great Astrolabe Reef from Matava on the south of the Island.

Fiji is an island nation in the South Pacific Ocean. The country occupies an archipelago of about 322 islands, of which 106 are permanently inhabited; in addition, there are some 522 islets. The two major islands, Viti Levu and Vanua Levu, account for some 87% of the total population.

The population is 893,354 (2005), made up of 54.3% native Fijians, and 38.1% Indo-Fijians (38.1%), descendants of Indian contract labourers brought to the islands in the 19th century. The capital is Suva.

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