Suva

Suva is the capital of Fiji. It is located on the south east coast of the island of Viti Levu.

Economy: Fiji, endowed with forest, mineral, and fish resources, is one of the most developed of the Pacific island economies, though still with a large subsistence sector. Sugar exports and a growing tourist industry - with 300,000 to 400,000 tourists annually - are the major sources of foreign exchange. Sugar processing makes up one-third of industrial activity. Long-term problems include low investment, uncertain land ownership rights, and the government's ability to manage its budget. Yet short-run economic prospects are good, provided tensions do not again erupt between indigenous Fijians and Indo-Fijians.

Export Commodities: Sugar, garments, gold, timber, fish, molasses and coconut oil

Export Partners: US, Australia, UK, Japan and Samoa

Import Commodities: Manufactured goods, machinery and transport equipment, petroleum products, food and chemicals

Import Partners: Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Japan and China

Population: 880,874

Location: Located in Oceania, an island group in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand.

Geographic coordinates are 18 00 S, 175 00 E.

Climate: Tropical marine; only slight seasonal temperature variation.