Vanuatu
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Vanuatu (Inglis i/ˌvɑːnuːˈɑːtuː/ vah-noo-AH-too or /vænˈwɑːtuː/ van-WAH-too; Bislama IPA: [vanuaˈtu]) is a kintra in the Paceefic Ocean. It haes a population o aboot 210,000, an its caipital ceety is Port Vila.
Republic o Vanuatu
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Caipital and largest city | Port Vila |
Offeecial leids | |
Ethnic groups (1999) |
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Demonym(s) | Ni-Vanuatu |
Govrenment | Unitar pairlamentar republic |
• Preses | Tallis Obed Moses |
• Prime Meenister | Bob Loughman |
Legislatur | Parliament |
Unthirldom | |
30 Julie 1980 | |
Aurie | |
• Total | 12,189 km2 (4,706 sq mi) (157th) |
Population | |
• 2016 estimate | 270,402[3] |
• 2016 census | 272,459[4] |
• Density | 19.7/km2 (51.0/sq mi) (188t) |
GDP (PPP) | 2017 estimate |
• Total | $723 million[5] |
• Per capita | $2,631[5] |
GDP (nominal) | 2017 estimate |
• Tot | $773 million[5] |
• Per capita | $2,814[5] |
Gini (2010) | 37.2[6] medium |
HDI (2015) | 0.597[7] medium · 134th |
Currency | Vanuatu vatu (VUV) |
Time zone | UTC+11 (VUT (Vanuatu Time)) |
Drivin side | right |
Cawin code | +678 |
ISO 3166 code | VU |
Internet TLD | .vu |
Vanuatu is a pairlamentary democracy. The Preses o the Republic is Iolu Johnson Abil the nou. Sato Kilman is the current Prime Meenister.
Vanuatu haes been peoplit in the Melanesia migrations, frae 45 000 tae 1 500 (Lapita) aff. J.-C. The today-fowks o Vanuatu come frae an auncient mix o different fowks (as group o men an wummen). The Oceanic leids o these fowks seem tae say that thay're like Indonesians fowks or Polynesian anes.
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