Fiji

Fiji (officially the Republic of Fiji) is a country spread across an archipelago in the Pacific Ocean. It is quite small with a population consisting mostly of Native Islanders. Fiji is also part of the region of Oceania alongside Australia, New Zealand, and other Pacific islands.

Languages

English, Fijian and Fiji Hindi are the official languages, but Rotuman is recognised as a regional language.

Culture

Humans have lived in Fiji since the second millennium BC—first Austronesians and later Melanesians, with some Polynesian influences.

Europeans first visited Fiji in the 17th century. In 1874, after a brief period in which Fiji was an independent kingdom, the British established the Colony of Fiji. Fiji operated as a Crown colony until 1970, when it gained independence and became known as the Dominion of Fiji.

In 1987, following a series of coups d'état, the military government that had taken power declared it a republic. In a 2006 coup, Commodore Frank Bainimarama seized power. In 2009, the Fijian High Court ruled that the military leadership was unlawful. At that point, President Ratu Josefa Iloilo, whom the military had retained as the nominal head of state, formally abrogated the 1997 Constitution and re-appointed Bainimarama as interim prime minister. Later in 2009, Ratu Epeli Nailatikau succeeded Iloilo as president.

On 17 September 2014, after years of delays, a democratic election took place. Bainimarama's FijiFirst party won 59.2% of the vote, and international observers deemed the election credible.

Magical Culture

At luau feasts in Fiji Fijian wizards use Fire Crabs to power their cooking pits.

Ministry of Magic

Unknown.

Creatures

• Fire crab (native)
• Giant fire crab (native)
• Dukuwaqa (native)

Fiji is the native habitat of the Fire crab, and hundreds of miles of coastline there are a Fire Crab sanctuary.

The Fijian rainforest was a rainforest located within Fiji, which was home to Fire crabs and Giant Fire Crabs.

There's an ethical trade in the shells of the dead firecrabs, when they die naturally and the wizards who look after the reserve make beautiful things out of the shells. [1]

Quidditch

The Fijian National Quidditch team participates in the Quidditch World Cup. Their mascot is the Dukuwaqa, which shifts between human and shark form.

At Absit Omen

• Ambrose Pepper wishes to visit the fire crab sanctuary.

Characters Born in Fiji

• None