Why in the news?

  • Fiji becomes the 26th country to eliminate trachoma as a public health problem.

Fiji

  • Location:
    • Fiji is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean.
    • It lie north-northeast of New Zealand.
  • Capital: Suva
  • Major Islands: Viti Levu(countries capital locates) and Vanua Levu.
  • Fact: The sugar-cane industry is dominant.
  • Formation: The majority of Fiji’s islands were formed by volcanic activity.