Vanuatu

Republic o Vanuatu
Republic o Vanuatu; Ripablik blong Vanuatu (Bislama); République de Vanuatu (French);
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	Motto: "Long God yumi stanap" (Bislama); "In God we staund"
	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
• 2016 census	272,459
• Density	19.7/km2 (51.0/sq mi) (188t)
GDP (PPP)	2017 estimate
• Total	$723 million
• Per capita	$2,631
GDP (nominal)	2017 estimate
• Tot	$773 million
• Per capita	$2,814
Gini (2010)	37.2; medium
HDI (2015)	0.597; 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

Coordinates: 16°S 167°E / 16°S 167°E / -16; 167

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.

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[eedit | eedit soorce]

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[eedit | eedit soorce]

↑ Vanuatu Daily Post, Harrison Selmen (17 Julie 2011). "Santo chiefs concerned over slow pace of development in Sanma". Retrieved 29 August 2011.
↑ Lynch & Pat 1993, p. 319.
↑ "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.
↑ "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]}
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Vanuatu". International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 20 Mey 2017.
↑ "Gini Index". World Bank. Retrieved 2 Mairch 2011.
↑ "2015 Human Development Report" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.

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[1] Vanuatu Daily Post, Harrison Selmen (17 Julie 2011). "Santo chiefs concerned over slow pace of development in Sanma". Retrieved 29 August 2011.

[FOOTNOTELynchPat1993319-2] Lynch & Pat 1993, p. 319.

[UN_WPP-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]}

[imf2-5] "Vanuatu". International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 20 Mey 2017.

[wb-gini-6] "Gini Index". World Bank. Retrieved 2 Mairch 2011.

[HDI-7] "2015 Human Development Report" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.

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