Fiji Fun Facts

• "Bula!" means both "Hello!" and "Alive!" and so is always said with enthusiasm and vigor.
• Fiji has 333 islands, all together, and about 90 are inhabited.
• Fiji has a population around 850,000 - roughly half of which are indigenous Fijian and the other half are Fijian Indian.
• Fiji is home to the largest Hindu temple in the South Pacific (it's really colorful!) as well as several mosques and Christian churches. (See! We can all get along!)
• The movie Castaway was filmed on an island there, and the movie Anaconda was filmed on a river on the biggest island Viti Levu - though there are no snakes in Fiji.
• The official language is English, but Fijian and Hindustani are also widely spoken.
• There are fourteen provinces and fourteen different dialects of Fijian.
• The primary industry in Fiji is tourism, followed by sugar cane.
• The traditional drink in Fiji is kava - a bitter tea-like drink that leaves your lips and tongue numb if you drink too much.

Just a few fun facts from Fiji... I'll be back with pics tomorrow!