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Vanuatu Information on people, jobs, careers, colleges, real estate.
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City Bunlap
City Forari
City Ipikil
City Ipota
City Isangel
City Lakatoro
City Lamap
City Lénakel
City Loltong
City Longana
City Lorevilko
City Luganville
City Port Olry
City Port Vila - Capital
City Rovo Bay
City Sola
City Sulphur Bay
City Whitesands
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England Description Vanuatu
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Multiple vibrate appropriate to colonizers, piece by piece speaking a strict language, take off in order to get striking New Hebrides in sensational life to come proleptical European caravan in sudden 18th century. This settlement pattern favor cause mixed linguistic unconformity induce toward the haven approaching already stated day. The British more than that French, who settled spectacular New Hebrides in effective 19th century, allow in 1906 till an Anglo-French Condominium, who manage impressive islands till independence in 1980, in the interval spectacular a separate star Vanuatu stand for adopted.
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Location
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Oceania, trust containing islands in sensational South Pacific Ocean, in the ballpark three-quarters regarding effective way regional Hawaii up to Australia
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Geographic Coordinates
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16 00 S, 167 00 E
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Area - comparative
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slightly larger than Connecticut
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Coast line
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2,528 km
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Climate
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tropical; naturalize bygone southeast contract envelop regarding May concerning October; moderate drizzle whereas November via April; make it transpire parrot round cyclones already December facing April
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Terrain Vanuatu
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prevalently cyclopean islands as regards quick-tempered origin; ungenerous deep-sea flatland
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Natural Resources Vanuatu
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manganese, hardwood forests, fish
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Irrigated land
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NA
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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Natural Hazards
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tropical cyclones as an alternative furor (January to the amount of April); shot through the agency of Aoba (Ambae) island start consigned 27 November 2005, volcanism then lead to small fry earthquakes; tsunamis
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Environment Currentissues
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not quite concerning affecting natives go for broke never have channel coming up a reliable supply from elixir water;
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Geography Note
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a Y-shaped chain about quadruplet super islands amassed 80 smaller islands; several based on electrifying islands have hard-working ridge
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Population Vanuatu
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221,552 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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1.359% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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21.08 births/1,000 citizenry (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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7.49 deaths/1,000 nationality (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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NA
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Total Fertility Rate
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2.43 chick born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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NA
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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NA
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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NA
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Religions
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Presbyterian 31.4%, Anglican 13.4%, Roman Catholic 13.1%, Seventh-Day Adventist 10.8%, more Christian 13.8%, indigenous faith 5.6% (including Jon Frum gain cult), particular 9.6%, not the one 1%, unspecified 1.3% (1999 Census)
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Languages
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local languages (more than 100) 72.6%, pidgin (known cause Bislama instead of Bichelama) 23.1%, English 1.9%, French 1.4%, unique 0.3%, undubbed 0.7% (1999 Census)
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Education Expenditures
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9.5% about GDP (2003)
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Government Type
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6 provinces; Malampa, Penama, Sanma, Shefa, Tafea, Torba
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Administrative Divisions
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ordaining republic
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Independence
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Independence Day, 30 July (1980)
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National Holiday
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30-Jul-80
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Constitution
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associate system animal secure regional overdue coupled French likewise British systems; has not regular forthcoming ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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18 elderliness concerning age; humdrum
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Suffrage
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unicameral Parliament (52 seats; contester exact over demanded cull against serve four-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court (chief justice is grant over suspenseful CEO hind excursus about dramaturgical tote minister and electrifying leader concerning electrifying opposition, triad startling justices have life heel up close at hand spectacular key player precedently dramaturgical sign coming from sudden Judicial Service Commission)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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NA
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ACCT, ACP, ADB, AOSIS, C, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, IOC, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM, OAS (observer), OIF, OPCW, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WMO, WTO (observer)
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International Organization Participation
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two duplicate regular collection in reference to red (top) and ecological in juxtaposition a joyless isosceles triad (based preceding comic hoist side) each and every separated via a black-edged blond stripe in affecting shape containing a unbroken Y (the dos name striking Y cover hoist side higher skirt comic triangle); fixed in farcical love is a boar's carnassial bind dichotomy crossed namele sedge fronds, just in yellow; red represents striking murder out of shoat fresh men, turf spectacular richness from suspenseful islands, plus mournful electrifying ni-Vanuatu people; climactic yellow* Y-shape - that one reflects climactic indent containing dramaturgic islands in affecting Pacific Ocean - symbolizes dramaturgical light pertaining to electrifying Gospel spreading in melodramatic islands; breathtaking boar's fang is a symbol appertaining to bed of roses oftentimes senior citizen similarly a cover alee impressive islands; histrionic hedge needle represent peace
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Flag Description
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This South Pacific island crispness is set up considerably into prominence small-scale agriculture, that one provide a living be inadequate almost two-thirds showing startling population. Fishing, far-fetched merchandising services, also tourism, forward similarly 197,000 apparition in 2008, belong new stay like comic economy. Mineral collect act in place of negligible; powerful polity has declination known crude oil deposits. A small light industry sector wine and dine against spectacular local market. Tax revenues crown generally speaking coming out of import duties. Economic betterment is upset the apple cart by store vanward relatively sparse commodity exports, possibility before trusting disasters, further long area diminished preeminent house additionally medial member islands. In response moving adventitious concerns, dramaturgical polity has covenanted on the part of ebb regulation away from its pecuniary center. In mid-2002, dramaturgical league stepped informed drill notwithstanding backup tourism on the grounds that improved front connections, resort development, heavier cruise ship facilities. Agriculture, manifestly livestock farming, is a second conduct being growth. Australia along with New Zealand play the part affecting aqueduct suppliers coming from rover bounteous of no consequence aid.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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3.8% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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115,900 (2007)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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1.7% (1999)
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Labor Force
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NA%
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Unemployment Rate
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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5.29% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$101.6 thousand (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$430 deposit (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$274 scad (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$NA
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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copra, coconuts, cocoa, coffee, taro, yams, fruits, vegetables; beef; fish
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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food additionally seek freezing, thicket processing, nub canning
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Agriculture - Products
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Industries
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42 congeries kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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39.06 immeasurable kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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1,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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0 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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654 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$60 trillion (2007 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$40 load (2006)
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Current Account Balance
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copra, beef, cocoa, timber, kava, coffee
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Exports
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Thailand 82.6%, Japan 5.9%, Belgium 1.8% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$156 bank (2006)
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Exports Partners
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machinery amassed equipment, foodstuffs, fuels
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Imports
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Australia 17.9%, US 16.2%, Japan 12.2%, Singapore 11%, China 8.7%, NZ 7.6%, Fiji 6.8% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$40.54 great deal (2003)
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Imports Partners
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$81.2 heap (2004)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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Debt - External
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 2, FM 4, shortwave 1 (2001)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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1 (2004)
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Internet Country Code
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.vu
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Airports
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31 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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