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The effects of this immigration created an ethnic polarisation and rampant Anti-Indian sentiment, which has proven to be politically challenging to Fijian race relations. [ 16 ] Indigenous Fijians overwhelmingly report as being Christian , with the Methodist Church of Fiji and Rotuma claiming the loyalty of 64.5% (2007 census).
The island group is home to a large and unique Polynesian indigenous ethnic group which constitutes a recognisable minority within the population of Fiji, known as "Rotumans". Its population at the 2017 census was 1,594, [ 1 ] although many more Rotumans live on mainland Fijian islands, totaling 10,000.
The Rotumans (Rotuman: Rotuạm; Fijian: Ro) are a Polynesian ethnic group native to Rotuma, an island group forming part of Fiji. [4] The island itself is a cultural melting pot at the crossroads of the Micronesian, Melanesian and Polynesian divisions of the Pacific Ocean, and due to the seafaring nature of traditional Pacific cultures, the indigenous Rotuman have adopted or share many ...
I-Taukei Fijian people (3 C, 346 P) J. Jews and Judaism in Fiji (3 C, 1 P) Pages in category "Ethnic groups in Fiji" The following 12 pages are in this category, out ...
Fijian politicians by ethnicity (8 C) + Immigrants to Fiji (7 C, 5 P) A. ... Fijian people of I-Taukei Fijian descent (28 P)
Differences between ethnic Fijians and Indians complicated preparations for Fiji independence, which the United Kingdom granted in 1970, and have continued to define Fiji politics since. [ citation needed ] Prior to independence, Indo-Fijians sought a common electoral roll, based on the principle of " one man, one vote ."
The 2017 census found that the permanent population of Fiji was 884,887, compared to 837,271 in the 2007 census. The population density at the time in 2007 was 45.8 inhabitants per square kilometre, and the overall life expectancy in Fiji was 67 years. [1] Since the 1930s the population of Fiji has increased at a rate of 1.1% per year.
Members of the Parliament of Fiji by ethnicity (4 C) Members of the Senate (Fiji) by ethnicity (4 C) R. Rotuman politicians (3 C, 2 P)