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Fiji
Fiji: South Pacific island nation of 330 islands (110 inhabited), capital Suva, independent from Britain in 1970, parliamentary republic with a 55-member unicameral Parliament, tourism-based economy, four coups, high climate vulnerability.
Fiji Airways
Fiji Airways, formerly Air Pacific, is the flag carrier of Fiji, founded in 1951 by aviator Harold Gatty and majority owned by the Government of Fiji, with its hub at Nadi International Airport.
Fiji Hindi
Fiji Hindi, also called Fiji Baat or Fiji Hindustani, is the koine language of Indo-Fijians, formed on plantations during indenture (1879–1916) from Awadhi and Bhojpuri with English, Fijian, and Standard Hindi influence; distinct from formal Hindi taught in schools.
Fiji Labour Party
The Fiji Labour Party (FLP) is a Fijian political party founded in 1985 by the Fiji Trades Union Congress, which governed in 1987 and 1999 under Mahendra Chaudhry.
Fiji mermaid
Fiji mermaid, also Feejee mermaid, a taxidermy hoax of a monkey torso sewn to a fish tail, famously exhibited by P.T. Barnum in 1842; actually made in Japan, inspired by ningyo folklore.
Fiji national rugby union team
The Fiji national rugby union team, nicknamed the Flying Fijians, is Fiji's men's rugby union team, which has reached the World Cup quarterfinals three times.
Fiji Water
Fiji Water is an American-owned brand of bottled artesian water drawn from a single aquifer in Fiji, founded in 1996 and sold in over 80 countries.
Fiji–Norfolk Island and Pacific Islands telegraph cables
The Fiji–Norfolk Island telegraph cables, laid in 1902, formed part of the all-British Pacific Cable from Vancouver to Australia and New Zealand, an "All-Red" route through only British territory that operated until 1962.
Fijian Broadcasting Corporation
Fijian Broadcasting Corporation (FBC), Fiji's wholly state-owned national broadcaster based in Suva. Began as the Fiji Broadcasting Commission, first broadcast 1 July 1954; corporatized 1998, renamed FBC Pte Limited 2019. Runs six radio stations in i-Taukei, Hindustani and English, three TV channels including FBC TV (2011), and the VITI+ streaming platform, funded by a PSB-contract and commercial mix.
Fijian dollar
The Fijian dollar (FJD) is the currency of Fiji, divided into 100 cents. Adopted in 1969, it has been pegged since 1975 and gets new all-polymer notes in 2026.
Fijian literature
Fijian literature is the body of written and oral creative work from Fiji, in English, iTaukei, and Fiji Hindi, shaped by the indenture (Girmit) system and independence.
Fijian oral literature
Fijian oral literature is the body of stories, chants, genealogies, and songs transmitted by word of mouth among indigenous Fijians, including the dance songs called meke.
Fijians
Fijians are the people of Fiji: indigenous iTaukei (about 57%), Indo-Fijians (about 37%), and Rotumans. Covers the contested name 'Fijian', the 2010 iTaukei naming law, vanua social structure, 88% native land, and migration.
FijiFirst
FijiFirst (FFP) was Fiji's ruling party, founded by 2006 coup leader Frank Bainimarama; it won the 2014 election (32/50 seats, 59.2%), governed until the 2022 election, then was deregistered in July 2024 and wound up in 2025.
Fik Fameica
Fik Fameica, also known as Fikarrr, is a Ugandan rapper and singer from Kampala who broke through in 2017 with "Byenyenya" and swept Ugandan awards in 2018.
Fika Ventures
Fika Ventures is a Los Angeles venture capital firm, founded in 2016 by TX Zhuo and Eva Ho, that leads pre-seed and seed rounds in B2B software companies.
Fikayo Tomori
Fikayo Tomori (Oluwafikayomi Oluwadamilola Tomori), born 1997 in Calgary, is an England international centre-back for AC Milan, formerly Chelsea; 2017 U20 World Cup winner, 6 England caps, Serie A champion.
Fikre Selassie Wogderess
Fikre Selassie Wogderess was an Ethiopian military officer who served as the first Prime Minister of the People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia from 1987 to 1989.
Fikret Amirov
Fikret Amirov (Fikrət Əmirov, 1922–1984) was a Soviet and Azerbaijani composer born in Ganja who created the symphonic mugam in 1948 and wrote the opera Sevil and the ballet A Thousand and One Nights.
Fikri J. Kuchuk
Fikri J. Kuchuk is a petroleum engineer who rose to fellow and chief reservoir engineer at Schlumberger, known for pressure transient well testing and elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2012.
Fikrim Damka
Fikrim Damka is a Kosovo politician of the Turkish community who leads the Kosovo Democratic Turkish Party and became Third Deputy Prime Minister for Minority Issues in 2026.
FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships
FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships, since 2025 the FIL Alpine Luge European Championships: continental natural-track luge titles first held 1970 in Kapfenberg; 31st edition Laas 2026; Italy leads the medal table.
FIL Junior and Youth Luge Championships
The FIL Junior World Championships are the International Luge Federation's title events for junior lugers on artificial tracks, first held in Lake Placid in 1982.
FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships
FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships, now Alpine Luge World Championships: world titles in natural track luge since 1979 at Inzing; 25th edition 2025 in Kühtai, Austria; never an Olympic event.
Fila
Fila (spelled FILA), sportswear brand founded 1911 in Biella, Italy, by the Fila brothers; tennis collection and F-Box logo from 1973; owned by South Korea's FILA Korea since 2007, renamed Misto Holdings in 2025; distinct from Italian stationery firm F.I.L.A. Group.
Fila Brasileiro
Fila Brasileiro (Brazilian Mastiff, Cão de Fila Brasileiro): large Brazilian molossoid cattle and guard dog from Minas Gerais, FCI-recognized 1960, known for ojeriza toward strangers and banned in the UK and Australia.
Filadelfia
Filadelfia: ancient town in Media Atropatene known only from the Tabula Peutingeriana, said to be built by Arsacus II Philadelphia, perhaps near Khoy and Marand northwest of Lake Urmia; unlocated, distinct from the Philadelphias of Lydia, Amman, and Egypt.
Filaggrin
Filaggrin, encoded by FLG on chromosome 1q21, is an epidermal keratin-filament-aggregating protein; its loss-of-function mutations cause ichthyosis vulgaris and are the strongest genetic risk factor for atopic dermatitis.
Filament eruption
A filament eruption is the sudden ejection of a solar filament, cool dense plasma held above the Sun by magnetic fields, into space or the solar atmosphere.
Filament winding
Filament winding is a composite manufacturing process in which continuous fibers are wound under tension onto a rotating mandrel to produce hollow structures such as pipes, tanks, pressure vessels, and drive shafts.