FIJI

The Republic of the Fiji Islands, is an island nation in the South Pacific Ocean . The country occupies an archipelago of about 322 islands, of which 106 are permanently inhabited, and 522 islets. The name Fiji is the old Tongan word for the islands, which in turn is derived from the Fijian name Viti.
A military coup d'état led by Commodore Josaia Voreqe (Frank) Bainimarama deposed the civilian government of Laisenia Qarase on 5 December 2006, with Bainimarama declaring that he had "reluctantly" assumed the functions of the Presidency in an interim capacity. He handed the presidency back to Ratu Josefa Iloilo on 4 January 2007, and was appointed interim Prime Minister by Iloilo the next day.