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| | Fiji. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 |
 | | The larger islands are volcanic and mountainous; the highest peak, Mt. Victoria, or Tomaniivi (4,341 ft/1,323 m), is on Viti Levu, which has the longest river, the Rewa. |
 | | There are dense tropical forests on the windward sides of the islands and grassy plains and clumps of casuarina and pandanus on the leeward sides; mangrove forests are abundant, and hot springs are common in the mountain regions. |
 | | Fiji was declared a republic and left the Commonwealth. |
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