Fiji has a population of 944,720, with a capital of Suva. Dance and music in Fiji reflect its multicultural influences, combining traditional Melanesian and Polynesian styles with modern Western instruments. The most popular traditional Fijian dance is the meke, which combines dance with storytelling through song. Fijian art incorporates woodcarving, weaving of mats and baskets from pandanus and coconuts, and Fijian food blends Indian curries with local seafood, vegetables and ingredients cooked using traditional methods like the lovo feast cooked in the ground.

2.  Population: 944,720 (July 2009 estimate)
 Capital: Suva
 Area: 7,055 square miles (18,274 sq km)
 Coastline: 702 miles (1,129 km)
 Highest Point: Mount Tomanivi at 4,344 feet (1,324 m)

3.  Dance in Fiji is symbolic of the salad bowl of
cultures that exist on the islands
 Modern instruments such as guitar and the
mandolin are common, as are Western methods
of composing music.
 However, just as indigenous Fijians have held
on to their cultural roots through traditional
food and dress,
 The most popular traditional Fijian dance is the
meke, which is a combination of dance and
story-telling through song.
 The Indo-Fijians have made their own indelible
mark on the Fijian dance scene.a

4.  Fijian music combines the traditional Melanesian
and Polynesian styles.
 Folk music, traditional dances and different
instruments are also largely involved with this type
of music
 Fijian folk music includes a variety of instruments
that give the music its unique and beautiful sound,
 The Meke is a complex traditional Fijian spiritual
folk dance that is combined with voices. The various
types of Meke include the war dance, men’s or
women’s fan dance
 The derua, which is made up of tubes of bamboo
stamped onto mats or on the ground, is another
Fijian percussion instrument.

5.  Fiji Art is the complete presentation of the Fiji Culture to
the visitors or the tourist either in a form of smart
souvenir or often in the shape of beautifully crafted
wooden handicrafts
 Art and Craft of Fiji is various and really some good pieces
are crafted out and are used locally or as presentations in
the Fijian ceremonies
 Weaving is an important part of Fiji Art and beautiful
variety of mats, everyday baskets, hats etc. are the
outcome from these Pandanus and Coconuts.
 The Visitors can get an insight of the awesome art work of
Fiji by visiting the Art gallery in Savusavu and its located
in the Copra shed of Vanua Levu town
 The weaving process also expands to the making of white
hats and bags.

6.  Fijian food has a wonderful mix of the spicy curries that
are influenced by the Indian people and the coconut, fish,
sweet potato, cassava and other vegetables that the
Fijians bring to the culture.
 Over time this food has developed and evolved to the
current mix of flavours we experience now
 For special occasions including weddings and funerals the
Fijian’s perform a Lovo.
 It is a feast for the whole family of traditional Fijian food
which is cooked in the ground.
 In ancient cooking they also used handmade clay pots to
cook their food in.