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Penama Province
Province of Vanuatu / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Panamá Province.
Penama is one of the six provinces of Vanuatu, located in the northeast of the country and consisting of three major islands:
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The name Penama is derived from the initial letters of PENtecost, Ambae and MAewo.