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Fiji has experienced many coups recently, in 1987, 2000, and 2006. Fiji has been suspended various times from the Commonwealth of Nations, a grouping of mostly former British colonies. It was readmitted to the Commonwealth in December 2001, following the parliamentary election held to restore democracy in September that year, and has been suspended again because of the 2006 coup, but has been readmitted a second time after the 2014 election. Other Pacific Island governments have generally been sympathetic to Fiji's internal political problems and have declined to take public positions.
Fiji became the 127th member of the United Nations on 13 October 1970, and participates actively in the organization. Fiji's contributions to UN peacekeeping are unique for a nation of its size. A nation with a population of less than one million, it maintains nearly 1,000 soldiers overseas in UN peacekeeping missions, mainly in the Middle East.
Since Fiji's independence, the country has been a leader in the South Pacific region, and has played a leading role in the formation of the South Pacific Forum. Fiji has championed causes of common interest to Pacific Island countries.
Since 2005, Fiji has become embroiled in a number of disagreements with other countries, including Australia, China, New Zealand, South Korea, the United States, and Vanuatu.
The country's foreign relations and diplomatic missions are maintained by its Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.
Diplomatic relations list
List of countries which Fiji maintains diplomatic relations with:
| ||
|---|---|---|
| # | Country | Date[1] |
| 1 |  Australia
|
10 October 1970 |
| 2 |  Canada
|
10 October 1970 |
| 3 |  France
|
10 October 1970 |
| 4 |  India
|
10 October 1970 |
| 5 |  Israel
|
10 October 1970[2] |
| 6 |  Pakistan
|
10 October 1970[2] |
| 7 |  New Zealand
|
10 October 1970 |
| 8 |  United Kingdom
|
10 October 1970 |
| 9 |  Japan
|
15 October 1970 |
| 10 |  Luxembourg
|
January 1971 |
| 11 |  South Korea
|
31 January 1971 |
| 12 |  United States
|
22 July 1971 |
| 13 |  Singapore
|
30 November 1971 |
| 14 |  Malaysia
|
30 January 1972[3] |
| 15 |  Netherlands
|
February 1972 |
| 16 |  Egypt
|
5 May 1972[4] |
| 17 |  Belgium
|
September 1972 |
| 18 |  Sri Lanka
|
September 1972 |
| 19 |  Chile
|
10 October 1972 |
| 20 |  Italy
|
13 October 1972 |
| 21 |  Thailand
|
December 1972 |
| 22 |  Mali
|
10 April 1973 |
| 23 |  Germany
|
1 August 1973 |
| 24 |  Philippines
|
18 December 1973 |
| 25 |  Russia
|
30 January 1974 |
| 26 |  Indonesia
|
17 June 1974[5] |
| 27 |  Samoa
|
10 November 1974[6] |
| 28 |  North Korea
|
14 April 1975 |
| 29 |  Argentina
|
30 April 1975 |
| 30 |  Senegal
|
14 May 1975 |
| 31 |  Romania
|
15 August 1975 |
| 32 |  Bahamas
|
1 September 1975 |
| 33 |  Mexico
|
1 September 1975 |
| 34 |  Papua New Guinea
|
16 September 1975[7] |
| 35 |  China
|
5 November 1975 |
| 36 |  Turkey
|
17 November 1975 |
| 37 |  Mongolia
|
15 March 1976 |
| 38 |  Spain
|
10 December 1976 |
| 39 |  Norway
|
18 January 1977 |
| 40 |  Portugal
|
21 February 1977 |
| 41 |  Finland
|
1 December 1977 |
| 42 |  Tuvalu
|
1977 |
| 43 |  Greece
|
24 February 1978 |
| 44 |  Solomon Islands
|
28 July 1978[8] |
| — |  Holy See
|
12 September 1978 |
| 45 |  Sweden
|
3 April 1979 |
| 46 |  Kiribati
|
12 July 1979[9] |
| 47 |  Jamaica
|
11 December 1979 |
| 48 |  Vanuatu
|
30 July 1980[10] |
| 49 |  Nauru
|
1980[11] |
| 50 |  Tonga
|
1980[12] |
| 51 |  Belize
|
20 October 1981 |
| 52 |  Venezuela
|
8 April 1983[13] |
| 53 |  Nepal
|
12 June 1986 |
| 54 |  Seychelles
|
4 December 1986 |
| 55 |  Colombia
|
10 September 1987 |
| 56 |  Marshall Islands
|
22 January 1988 |
| 57 |  Maldives
|
15 March 1988 |
| 58 |  Federated States of Micronesia
|
27 May 1989 |
| 59 |  Switzerland
|
1989 |
| 60 |  Austria
|
22 May 1992 |
| 61 |  Vietnam
|
14 May 1993 |
| 62 |  Nigeria
|
1993[14] |
| 63 |  South Africa
|
7 November 1994 |
| 64 |  Slovakia
|
8 July 1996 |
| 65 |  Czech Republic
|
17 July 1996 |
| 66 |  Uruguay
|
17 September 1996 |
| 67 |  Slovenia
|
29 September 1996[15] |
| 68 |  Croatia
|
14 July 1997 |
| 69 |  Denmark
|
1 December 1997 |
| — |  Cook Islands
|
14 July 1998 |
| 70 |  Ireland
|
19 February 2002 |
| 71 |  Eswatini
|
14 March 2002 |
| 72 |  Cuba
|
19 July 2002[16] |
| 73 |  East Timor
|
22 August 2002[17] |
| 74 |  Bangladesh
|
11 March 2003 |
| 75 |  Mauritius
|
2 September 2003 |
| 76 |  Kuwait
|
28 September 2005 |
| 77 |  Brazil
|
16 February 2006 |
| 78 |  Dominican Republic
|
27 September 2007 |
| 79 |  Iceland
|
8 February 2008 |
| 80 |  Latvia
|
7 March 2008 |
| 81 |  Estonia
|
14 July 2008 |
| 82 |  North Macedonia
|
15 March 2010 |
| 83 |  United Arab Emirates
|
17 March 2010 |
| 84 |  Azerbaijan
|
18 March 2010 |
| 85 |  Georgia
|
29 March 2010 |
| 86 |  Eritrea
|
12 April 2010 |
| 87 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
20 April 2010 |
| 88 |  Myanmar
|
10 May 2010 |
| 89 |  Belarus
|
26 May 2010 |
| 90 |  Cambodia
|
27 May 2010 |
| 91 |  Algeria
|
2 June 2010 |
| 92 |  Afghanistan
|
4 June 2010 |
| 93 |  Armenia
|
7 June 2010 |
| 94 |  Montenegro
|
15 June 2010 |