Fiji Research Paper

Fiji is a beautiful country that consists of 322 individual islands. Fiji is located off the coast of Australia in the Pacific Ocean. Of the 322 islands of Fiji 106 of the islands are inhibited. If you were to place all of the islands of Fiji together it would make up the total land mass of the state of New Jersey, which is about 8,700 square miles of beautiful lush tropics. After 96 years of being apart of Britain, Fiji gained its independence and now is a Republic Government. The capital of Fiji is Suva. Among the population of Fijian 94% of the adults are literate. The spoken language of Fiji is English but in some parts the language is Fijian. Fiji is known for its tropical weather, sandy beaches, rainforest and clear blue water. Fiji is also known for the beautiful mountains that surround the majestic views of the clear blue waters. The coral reefs that surround the island are a diver's

dream to explore because the contain over 1500 different species of sea life. Around the globe Fiji was ranked the twelfth friendliest country making it one of the most preferred vacation spots. Due to the tropical landscape of Fiji, tourism is now the leading economic activity in the islands, which will continue to help the economic growth and population of Fiji for years to come.
Since becoming one of the hot spots for vacationers for the lush mountain sides and beautiful crystal clear water , fijians are thankful that tourism is a very important job source for the economy. Before the huge impact of the tourism population to help the economy, Fishing and forestry were a major source of revenue for the people. Now because of the rising economy due to tourism factor Fiji has other means of revenue. In 2006 Fiji had over 749 million dollars in imports of goods such as sugar, water and tobacco. Tourism has also helped in the exchange of money earnings which in turn gives opportunities for even more jobs and working opportunities to the people of the islands.
In 2016 the current population of Fiji is 900,802. The Population of people in Fiji have a life expectancy of 69.82 years old. There are more men than women in Fiji, there are at least 42 more males than females. So far this year there have been calculated 14,015 births and only 4,590 deaths. The most population of age group is between 15 and 69 years of age. With this growing rate of births compared to deaths, Fiji's population is on the rise.
The population in Fiji has been gradually increasing over time.

The steady increase of the population in Fiji is mostly due to the crude death rate and Crude birth rate being that far apart. Right now on average there are 19.86 births every 1000 people, and 6 deaths per 1000 people. This means that if there are 19 people born a day in Fiji and only 6 die than the population increases by about thirteen people and if that were to happen everyday, Fiji might increase the problem of overpopulation. Fiji has a high dependency ratio meaning that the number of people that are not able to work, often known as people over sixty five and under fifteen is very low. In Fiji sixty-four percent of the population is able to work. The population pyramid model of Fiji has very many curves going inward throughout the model, I believe that this is due to the vast amount of tourism because when people come visit Fiji the population then increases but when they leave the population decreases. In the country of Fiji there are a loss of about 6.86 migrants every one thousand

people.
In conclusion Fiji's population is increasing and will continue to increase over time, mainly due to the crude birth and death rate. Tourism in Fiji effects the population and the economic growth very highly. Fiji is the twelfth friendliest country making it one of the most favorite vacation destinations. Tourism in Fiji was one of the main sources for foreign exchange earnings in 1990, but is still one of the tops today. Tourists love Fijinot only because of the views but Fiji has clear blue water, mountains, rainforests, waterfalls and even valcanoes. Divers especially love the beautiful coral reefs surrounding the islands.