Vanuatu

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 Ripablik blong Vanuatu  (Bislama) République de Vanuatu  (French)
Banner Coat o airms
Motto: "Long God yumi stanap" (Bislama) "In God we staund"[1][2]
Anthem: Yumi, Yumi, Yumi  (Bislama) We, We, We
Caipital and largest city	Port Vila
Offeecial leids	Bislama French Inglis
Ethnic groups (1999)	98.5% Ni-Vanuatu 1.5% others
Demonym(s)	Ni-Vanuatu
Govrenment	Unitar pairlamentar republic
• Preses	Tallis Obed Moses
• Prime Meenister	Bob Loughman
Legislatur	Parliament
Unthirldom
• frae Fraunce an the Unitit Kinrick	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.

Early History

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.

References

1. Vanuatu Daily Post, Harrison Selmen (17 Julie 2011). "Santo chiefs concerned over slow pace of development in Sanma". Retrieved 29 August 2011.
2. Lynch & Pat 1993, p. 319.
3. "World Population Prospects: The 2017 Revision". ESA.UN.org (custom data acquired via website). United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
4. "2016 Post-TC Pam Mini-Census Report". vnso.gov.vu. Government of Vanuatu. 7-21-2017. Retrieved 12-29-2017. Cite has empty unkent parameter: |dead-url= (help); Check date values in: |access-date= and |date= (help)^{[deid airtin]}
5. "Vanuatu". International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 20 Mey 2017.
6. "Gini Index". World Bank. Retrieved 2 Mairch 2011.
7. "2015 Human Development Report" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.

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