25 February 2015 DRAFT
Operational Intelligence Preparation
of the Environment (OIPE) Briefing
Republic of Fiji
2-10 April 2015
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Agenda
1. What is OIPE?
2. OIPE for the Isla del Sol:
A. Geography;
B. Weather, Threats and Hazards;
C. Political, Military, Economic, Social, Information,
Infrastructure, Physical and Time (PMESII-PT);
D. Actor and Stakeholder Analysis;
E. Troop Contributing Country Military Resources;
F. Humanitarian Situation.
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What is OIPE?
• OIPE: A continuous activity that assists Commander’s Appreciation
Process during all phases of planning and execution of multinational
operations.
• OIPE provides foundation for Commander’s Situational Assessment
• A key CTF planning principle is: “Before any problem solutions can be
identified the problem must first be clearly understood.
– Understanding the problem(s) preventing attainment of the assigned
military end states is essential for the CCTF to accurately understand
the situation.
• OIPE is a modification of the Joint Intelligence Preparation of the
Operational Environment (JIPOE) which includes:
– Baseline analysis of the traditional intelligence concerns of enemy,
weather, terrain;
– Added considerations that political, military, economic, social,
infrastructure, and information dynamics have on the operational
environment.
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• This briefing will provide an overview of the OIPE for this
workshop.
• A complete OIPE study is located in digital form on each
laptop in your planning groups.
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Fiji
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Fiji within the Region
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Fiji Geography & Demographics
• South Pacific island group
nation:
• Mountainous, volcanic
terrain
• Sea level to 1,324 m
(4,344 ft.)
• Land area
• 18,274 km2 (7.056 ft2)
• Slightly smaller than New
Caledonia.
• Population: 903,207 (2014
est.)
• 52% urban
• Largest town: Suva
(capital) 174,000 (2009
est.)
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Fiji Weather, Threats & Hazards
• Weather:
• Tropical maritime with slight seasonal variation.
• Temperatures (Suva):
• Highs: 26.5 °C - 31°C (80°F - 88°F)
• Lows: 20.4°C - 23.8°C (69°F - 75°F)
• Hazards:
• Cyclonic storms November to January
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Fiji PMESII-PT
• Political: Parliamentary republic
• Capital: Suva
• 4 administrative divisions and
1 dependency
• Executive Branch:
• President: HE Ratu Epeli
Nailatikau, CF, KStJ, LVO,
OBE (Mil)
• Prime Minister: RADM
(ret.) Josaia Voreqe
Bainimarama
• Legislative Branch:
• Bicameral Parliament:
• Senate: 32 seats
• House of
Representatives:
71 seats.
• Judiciary:
• Courts
• Supreme Court
• Court of Appeals
• High Court (Civil, Criminal,
Family, Employment and
Tax divisions)
• Legal system: Based on
British Civil Law.
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Fiji PMESII-PT
• Security Forces:
• Republic of Fiji Military Force (RFMF)
• Land Forces
• 3 Infantry Battalions (Active, ~ 3,500 soldiers)
• 3 Infantry Battalions (Reserve, ~ 6,000 soldiers)
• 1 Engineering Battalion
• Naval Forces
• Approx. 300 officers and sailors
• 2 X Levuika-class patrol boats, 3 X Pacific-class patrol
boats and 4 X Dabur-class patrol boats
• Fiji Police Force
• National police force.
• 4 police divisions.
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Fiji PMESII-PT
• Economic:
• One of most developed Pacific island
economies.
• Foreign exchange primarily from sugar exports,
remittances and tourism.
• Gross domestic product US$ 4.45 billion (2013
est.)
• GDP per capita: US$ 4,900 (2013 est.)
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Fiji PMESII-PT
• Social:
• Population: 903,207 (2014
est.)
• Age structure:
• 0-14 yrs.
28.2%
• 15-24 yrs.
17.1%
• 25-54 yrs.
41.1%
• 55-64 yrs.
5.8%
• 65+ yrs.
5.6%
• Ethnicity:
• iTaukei
56.8%
• Indian
37.5%
• Rotuman
1.2%
• Other
4.5%
• Religion:
 Protestant
45.0%
 Hindu
27.9%
 Other Christian 10.4%
 Roman Catholic 9.1%
 Muslim
6.3%
 Sikh
0.3%
 Other
0.3%
 None
0.8%
• Languages
• English (official)
• Fijian (official)
• Hindustani
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Fiji PMESII-PT
• Information
• Literacy rate: 93.7%
• Television:
• Fiji TV – free-to-air channel
• 2 X multi-channel pay-TV services
• Radio:
• 6 radio stations with repeaters by Fiji Broadcast Corp.
• 5 stations with repeaters by Communications Fiji, Ltd.
• Telephones:
• Main lines in use: 88,400 (2012)
• Mobile phones in use: 858,800 (2012)
• Internet:
• 21,739 hosts (2012)
• 114,200 users (2009)
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Fiji PMESII-PT
• Airports:
28
• Paved runways
4
• Over 3,047m
1
• 1,524m – 2,437m
1
• 914m – 1,523m
2
• Unpaved runways
24
• 914m – 1,523m
5
• Under 914m
19
• Railways (sugar)
597 km
• Major seaports:
• Lautoka
• Levuka
• Suva
• Roadways
• Paved
• Unpaved
3,440 km
1,686 km
1,754 km
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Fiji OIPE Brief – Questions?
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