Passport/Visa Requirements: Passports and proof of onward passage are needed by citizens of Canada and the U.S. A yellow-fever certificate is required if visitors are arriving from an infected area (South America or Central Africa). The F$30 departure tax is now included in most international airline tickets, and there is no departure tax for domestic flights. Reconfirm travel document requirements with your carrier before departure.
Population: 893,354.
Languages: English, Fijian, Hindi..
Predominant Religions: Christian (mostly Methodist), Hinduism, Islam..
Time Zone: 12 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (+12 GMT). Daylight Saving Time is not observed.
Voltage Requirements: 240 Volts.
Telephone Codes: 679, country code;
For More Information
Tourist OfficesFiji: Fiji Visitors Bureau, Thompson Street, Suva. Phone 330-2433. Fax 330-0970. http://www.bulafiji.com.
U.S.: Fiji Visitors Bureau, 5777 W. Century Blvd., Suite 220, Los Angeles, CA 90045. Phone 310-568-1616 or 800-932-3454. Fax 310-670-2318. http://www.bulafijinow.com.
Fiji Embassies
U.S.: Embassy of Fiji, 2233 Wisconsin Ave. N.W., Suite 240, Washington, DC 20007. Phone 202-337-8320. Fax 202-337-1996. http:www.fijiembassy.org.
Foreign Embassies in Fiji
Canadian Consulate, 6 Cawa Road, Namaka, Nadi, Vitu Levu. Phone 679-672-2400. Fax 679-672-1936.
U.S. Embassy, 31 Loftus St., Suva. Phone 679-314-466. Fax 679-331-4466. http://www.amembassy-fiji.gov.
Additional ReadingGetting Stoned With Savages by J. Maarten Troost (Broadway Books) humorously recounts a trip through the islands of Fiji and Vanuatu.
