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  • Population......................................................................893,354 (July 2005 est.)
  • Population growth rate .............................................................1.4% (2005 est.)
  • Birth rate.....................................................22.73 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
  • Death rate................................................5.65 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
  • Net migration rate...............................-3.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
  • Ethnic groups.............Fijian 51% (predominantly Melanesian with a Polynesian admixture), Indian 44%, European, other Pacific Islanders, overseas Chinese, and other 5% (1998 est.)

Fiji Islands: From Immigration to Emigration
Brij V. Lal of the Australian National University explains the link between Fiji's recent political turbulence and the increasing numbers of Fijian emigrants.
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