Official Name: Republic of Fiji
Government:
Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic
Political structure:
4 divisions containing 14 provinces
Independence Date: 10 Oct 1970
(became a republic 7 Oct 1987)
Population: 912,000 (2018 est.)
Land area: 7,056 miles
Capital: Suva (pop. 77,000)
Main languages: English, Fijian, Fiji Hindii
Currency: Fijian dollar
Exports: Sugar, timber, fish, gold, copper, offshore oil. Tourism is a major foreign currency earner.
Official Name: Republic of Vanuatu
Government:
Unitary parliamentary republic
Political structure: 6 provinces
Independence Date: 30 July 1980
Population: 284,000 (2018 est.)
Land area: 4,706 sq miles
Capital: Port Vila (pop. 51,000)
Main languages: Bislama, English & French
Currency: Vanuatu Vatu
Exports: Exports include copra, kava, beef, cocoa and timber.
Tourism is an important foreign currency earner.
Official Name: Solomon Islands
Government:
Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Political structure:
9 provinces plus the capital Honiara
Independence Date: 7 July 1978
Population: 635,000 (2019)
Land area: 10,970 sq miles
Capital: Honiara (pop. 84,500)
Main languages: English & Solomon Pijin
Currency: Solomon Islands dollar
Exports: Copra, timber, fish, palm oil.
Tourism is as yet underdeveloped, though an important foreign currency earner.
Official Name:
Independent State of Papua New Guinea
Government:
Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Political structure:
4 regions with 20 provinces
Independence Date: 16 Sept 1975
Population: 8.251 million (2017)
Land area: 178,700 sq miles
Capital: Port Moresby (pop. 284,000)
Main languages: English, Tok Pisin.
Currency: Kina
Exports: Minerals, including gold and copper, oil.
Palm oil is the main agricultural export.
Coffee is the major export crop, followed by cocoa and coconut oil/copra, tea and rubber.
