Fiji

Frank Bainimarama

Prime minister of Fiji since 2006, after taking power in a coup. Has since been elected to the job in both 2014 and 2018. President of COP23 in 2017.

Capital: Suva

Population: 912,241*

GDP per capita: $5,876

“Everywhere I go in Fiji there are only two things people want: one is a seawall, the other is a hurricane shelter."

*2018 census data