Politics in Fiji
- Conventional Long Form Name: Republic of Fiji
- Capital City: Suva, Fiji
- Type of Government: Republic
- Date of Independence: October 10, 1970
- National Holiday: Independence Day which is celebrated on the second Monday of October
- Chief of State: President Ratu Epeli Nailatikau
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase
- Executive Branch: Fiji's Executive Branch is made up of a president, a prime minister, and the cabinet members chosen by the Prime Minister.
- Legislative Branch: Fiji's bicameral Parliament consists of the Senate of 32 seats, (14 members appointed by the president on the advice of the Great Council of Chiefs, 9 appointed by the president on the advice of the Prime Minister, 8 on the advice of the opposition leader, and 1 appointed on the advice of the council of Rotuma) and the House of Representatives with 71 seats (23 members reserved for ethnic Fijians, 19 reserved for ethnic Indians, 3 reserved for other ethnic groups, 1 reserved for the council of Rotuma constituency encompassing the whole of Fiji, and 25 open seats) Members serve five-year terms.
- Judicial Branch: Fiji's Judicial Branch is made up of the Supreme Court, consisting of the chief justice, all justices of the Court of Appeal, and judges appointed specifically as Supreme Court judges, the Court of Appeal, consisting of the court president, all puisne judges of the High Court, and judges specifically appointed to the Court of Appeal, and the High Court which is chaired by the chief justice and includes a minimum of 10 puisne judges. The High Court is organized into civil, criminal, family, employment, and tax divisions.
- Suffrage: Anyone over the age of 21 years can legally vote.
- Fiji's Ambassador to the United States: Winston Thompson
- Location of Fiji's Embassy in the United States: 2000 M Street, NW, Suite 710, Washington, DC 20036
- Fiji's Consulates in the United States: None
- United States Ambassador to Fiji: Ambassador Frankie A. Reed
- Location of United States Embassy in Fiji: 158 Princes Rd, Tamavua
- Location of United States Consulates in Fiji: None
- Fiji's Representative to the UN: Peter Thomson
- National Symbols: Lion
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Fiji's flag is light blue with the flag of the UK in the upper corner and the Fijian shield centered on the outer half of the flag. The blue symbolizes the Pacific ocean and the Union Jack reflects the links with Great Britain. The shield - taken from Fiji's coat of arms - depicts a yellow lion above a white field quartered by the cross of Saint George. The four quarters depict stalks of sugarcane, a palm tree, bananas, and a white dove