Fiji

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Official Name
Republic of Fiji
Population Full

890,000 (2019 UNDESA)

General Remarks
325 islands, 100 inhabited
Principal Languages
English
Literacy Rate
99% (2017 UNESCO)
International Conventions
CSICH (2010), ICCPR (2018), ILOCITP (1998), UNCRPD (2017)
General References
Geraghty 1983, Schütz 1972, Wurm and Hattori 1981
Deaf Population
46,300
Language Counts
The number of established languages listed for Fiji is 15. All are living languages. Of these, 8 are indigenous and 7 are non-indigenous. Furthermore, 3 are institutional, 6 are developing, 5 are vigorous, and 1 is in trouble. Also listed are 3 unestablished languages.