Straddling the international dateline far east of Australia, Fiji is an isolated nation consisting of more than 300 islands of which two, Viti Levu and Vanua Levu, retain nearly 90 per cent of the population. Most of the rest are uninhabited. Given its remote location in the south-eastern Pacific, Fiji has long held a reputation as a quiet, tropical getaway offering balmy beaches and coconut palms.
