U.S. Embassy in Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu

OVERVIEW The Embassy is accredited to the following five countries and regularly monitors political and economic events and issues in these countries. Each year, the Political Economic Section also contributes and produces major country reports such as the Country Background Notes, Human Rights Report, International Religions Freedom Reports, Investment Climate Statements etc. This section gives you links to major reports that the embassy produces and contributes for each of the countries: FIJI Fiji is comprised of a group of volcanic islands in the South Pacific lying about 4,450 km. (2,775 mi.) southwest of Honolulu and 1,770 km. (1,100 mi.) north of New Zealand. Its 322 islands vary dramatically in size. The largest islands are Viti Levu, about the size of the “Big Island” of Hawaii, and where the capital and 70% of the population are located, and Vanua Levu. Just over 100 of the smaller islands are inhabited. The larger islands contain mountains as high as 1,200 meters (4,000 ft.) rising abruptly from the shore. (source: Post Background Notes)