Trivia in Fiji

National symbols

Flag: A Blue Ensign on a light blue field with the Union Jack in the canton and the national coat of arms on the outer half. Symbolizes the sea and historical ties with the United Kingdom.

Emblem: A shield-shaped coat of arms with a red cross, quartered with sugarcane, palm tree, dove, and banana, surmounted by a British crown.

Trivia & facts

• "Bula" means "life/health" in Fijian and is a universal greeting.
• The first country to win an Olympic gold medal in rugby sevens.
• "Rainbow Reef" maintains transparency even at 40m depth and is one of the world's premier soft coral colonies.
• Fiji Water bottles volcanic groundwater from the Yaqara River source on Viti Levu Island.
• Coins feature traditional culture such as turtles and kava bowls.
• Left-hand traffic with many used Japanese cars on the roads.
• Sleeping is strictly forbidden in the village meeting house "bure kalou."
• Cocoa cultivation is thriving with increasing exports of high-quality bean-to-bar products.
• About 180 butterfly species inhabit, with the endemic Fiji Yellow Butterfly being rare.
• Fiji has no postal codes; mail is delivered using only city names.