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Fiji's fertile soil yields sugarcane, tropical fruits, taro, cotton, pineapples, bananas, wood, and coconuts. Sugar, whose processing accounts for a third of Fiji's industrial production, is the main export. The industry suffered in the late 1990s because of low world prices and drought, and the government is seeking to diversify the island commercial agriculture. Gold, silver, clothing, copra, and processed fish are also exported. The European Union nations and Australia receive most of its exports. Limestone quarrying is also important. Imports, principally from Australia, New Zealand, and Japan, consist largely of foodstuffs, manufactures, and machinery. Tourism is the major industry. The Univ. of the South Pacific is located at Suva.
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