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 Vanuatu (2008)Paracel Islands (2001)
 VanuatuParacel Islands
Administrative divisions 6 provinces; Malampa, Penama, Sanma, Shefa, Tafea, Torba -
Age structure 0-14 years: 31.9% (male 34,590/female 33,124)


15-64 years: 64.3% (male 69,496/female 66,745)


65 years and over: 3.8% (male 4,178/female 3,838) (2007 est.)		 -
Agriculture - products copra, coconuts, cocoa, coffee, taro, yams, fruits, vegetables; beef; fish -
Airports 31 (2007) 1 (2000 est.)
Airports - with paved runways total: 3


2,438 to 3,047 m: 1


1,524 to 2,437 m: 1


914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2007)		 total:
1

1,524 to 2,437 m:
1 (2000 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways total: 28


914 to 1,523 m: 6


under 914 m: 22 (2007)		 -
Area total: 12,200 sq km


land: 12,200 sq km


water: 0 sq km


note: includes more than 80 islands, about 65 of which are inhabited		 total:
NA sq km

land:
NA sq km

water:
0 sq km
Area - comparative slightly larger than Connecticut NA
Background Multiple waves of colonizers, each speaking a distinct language, migrated to the New Hebrides in the millennia preceding European exploration in the 18th century. This settlement pattern accounts for the complex linguistic diversity found on the archipelago to this day. The British and French, who settled the New Hebrides in the 19th century, agreed in 1906 to an Anglo-French Condominium, which administered the islands until independence in 1980, when the new name of Vanuatu was adopted. This archipelago is surrounded by productive fishing grounds and potentially large oil reserves. In 1932, French Indochina annexed the islands and set up a weather station on Prattle Island; maintenance was continued by its successor Vietnam. China has occupied the Paracel Islands since 1974, when its troops captured a South Vietnamese garrison occupying the western islands. However, the islands are still claimed by Vietnam and Taiwan.
Birth rate 22.35 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) -
Budget revenues: $78.7 million


expenditures: $72.23 million (2005)		 -
Capital name: Port-Vila (on Efate)


geographic coordinates: 17 44 S, 168 19 E


time difference: UTC+11 (16 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)		 -
Climate tropical; moderated by southeast trade winds from May to October; moderate rainfall from November to April; may be affected by cyclones from December to April tropical
Coastline 2,528 km 518 km
Constitution 30 July 1980 -
Country name conventional long form: Republic of Vanuatu


conventional short form: Vanuatu


local long form: Ripablik blong Vanuatu


local short form: Vanuatu


former: New Hebrides		 conventional long form:
none

conventional short form:
Paracel Islands
Death rate 7.75 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) -
Debt - external $81.2 million (2004) -
Diplomatic representation from the US the US does not have an embassy in Vanuatu; the ambassador to Papua New Guinea is accredited to Vanuatu -
Diplomatic representation in the US Vanuatu does not have an embassy in the US; it does, however, have a Permanent Mission to the UN -
Disputes - international Matthew and Hunter Islands east of New Caledonia claimed by Vanuatu and France occupied by China, but claimed by Taiwan and Vietnam
Economic aid - recipient $39.48 million (2005) -
Economy - overview This South Pacific island economy is based primarily on small-scale agriculture, which provides a living for 65% of the population. Fishing, offshore financial services, and tourism, with more than 60,000 visitors in 2005, are other mainstays of the economy. Mineral deposits are negligible; the country has no known petroleum deposits. A small light industry sector caters to the local market. Tax revenues come mainly from import duties. Economic development is hindered by dependence on relatively few commodity exports, vulnerability to natural disasters, and long distances from main markets and between constituent islands. In response to foreign concerns, the government has promised to tighten regulation of its offshore financial center. In mid-2002 the government stepped up efforts to boost tourism through improved air connections, resort development, and cruise ship facilities. Agriculture, especially livestock farming, is a second target for growth. Australia and New Zealand are the main suppliers of tourists and foreign aid. China announced plans in 1997 to open the islands for tourism.
Electricity - consumption 38.13 million kWh (2005) -
Electricity - exports 0 kWh (2005 est.) -
Electricity - imports 0 kWh (2005) -
Electricity - production 41 million kWh (2005) -
Elevation extremes lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m


highest point: Tabwemasana 1,877 m		 lowest point:
South China Sea 0 m

highest point:
unnamed location on Rocky Island 14 m
Environment - current issues a majority of the population does not have access to a reliable supply of potable water; deforestation NA
Environment - international agreements party to: Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 94


signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements		 -
Ethnic groups Ni-Vanuatu 98.5%, other 1.5% (1999 Census) -
Exchange rates vatu per US dollar - NA (2007), 111.93 (2006), NA (2005), 111.79 (2004), 122.19 (2003) -
Executive branch chief of state: President Kalkot Matas KELEKELE (since 16 August 2004)


head of government: Prime Minister Ham LINI (since 11 December 2004); Deputy Prime Minister Sato KILMAN (since 11 December 2004)


cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister, responsible to Parliament


elections: president elected for a five-year term by an electoral college consisting of Parliament and the presidents of the regional councils; election for president last held 16 August 2004 (next to be held in 2009); following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition is usually elected prime minister by Parliament from among its members; election for prime minister last held 29 July 2004 (next to be held following general elections in 2008)


election results: Kalkot Matas KELEKELE elected president, with 49 votes out of 56, after several ballots on 16 August 2004		 -
Exports 0 bbl/day (2004) -
Exports - commodities copra, beef, cocoa, timber, kava, coffee -
Exports - partners Thailand 59.6%, India 16.8%, Japan 11.5% (2006) -
Fiscal year calendar year -
Flag description two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and green with a black isosceles triangle (based on the hoist side) all separated by a black-edged yellow stripe in the shape of a horizontal Y (the two points of the Y face the hoist side and enclose the triangle); centered in the triangle is a boar's tusk encircling two crossed namele leaves, all in yellow -
GDP - composition by sector agriculture: 26%


industry: 12%


services: 62% (2000 est.)		 -
GDP - real growth rate 6.8% (2005 est.) -
Geographic coordinates 16 00 S, 167 00 E 16 30 N, 112 00 E
Geography - note a Y-shaped chain of four main islands and 80 smaller islands; several of the islands have active volcanoes -
Household income or consumption by percentage share lowest 10%: NA%


highest 10%: NA%		 -
Imports 628.5 bbl/day (2004) -
Imports - commodities machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, fuels -
Imports - partners Australia 20.6%, Japan 19.7%, Singapore 12.1%, NZ 8.8%, Fiji 7.7%, China 7.4%, New Caledonia 4.3% (2006) -
Independence 30 July 1980 (from France and UK) -
Industrial production growth rate 1% (1997 est.) -
Industries food and fish freezing, wood processing, meat canning -
Infant mortality rate total: 52.45 deaths/1,000 live births


male: 54.96 deaths/1,000 live births


female: 49.81 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)		 -
Inflation rate (consumer prices) -1.6% (2005 est.) -
International organization participation ACCT, ACP, ADB, C, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IOC, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM, OIF, OPCW, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WMO, WTO (observer) -
Irrigated land NA 0 sq km (1993)
Judicial branch Supreme Court (chief justice is appointed by the president after consultation with the prime minister and the leader of the opposition, three other justices are appointed by the president on the advice of the Judicial Service Commission) -
Labor force 76,410 (1999) -
Labor force - by occupation agriculture: 65%


industry: 5%


services: 30% (2000 est.)		 -
Land boundaries 0 km 0 km
Land use arable land: 1.64%


permanent crops: 6.97%


other: 91.39% (2005)		 arable land:
0%

permanent crops:
0%

permanent pastures:
0%

forests and woodland:
0%

other:
100%
Languages local languages (more than 100) 72.6%, pidgin (known as Bislama or Bichelama) 23.1%, English 1.9%, French 1.4%, other 0.3%, unspecified 0.7% (1999 Census) -
Legal system unified system being created from former dual French and British systems -
Legislative branch unicameral Parliament (52 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)


elections: last held 6 July 2004 (next to be held 2008)


election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NUP 10, UMP 8, VP 8, VRP 4, MPP 3, VGP 3, other and independent 16; note - political party associations are fluid


note: the National Council of Chiefs advises on matters of culture and language		 -
Life expectancy at birth total population: 63.22 years


male: 61.67 years


female: 64.84 years (2007 est.)		 -
Literacy definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 74%


male: NA


female: NA (1999 census)		 -
Location Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to Australia Southeastern Asia, group of small islands and reefs in the South China Sea, about one-third of the way from central Vietnam to the northern Philippines
Map references Oceania Southeast Asia
Maritime claims measured from claimed archipelagic baselines


territorial sea: 12 nm


contiguous zone: 24 nm


exclusive economic zone: 200 nm


continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin		 NA
Merchant marine total: 51 ships (1000 GRT or over) 1,346,001 GRT/1,901,055 DWT


by type: bulk carrier 30, cargo 8, container 1, liquefied gas 2, petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 3, roll on/roll off 1, vehicle carrier 5


foreign-owned: 51 (Australia 2, Belgium 4, Canada 5, Estonia 1, Japan 28, Poland 7, Russia 1, Switzerland 2, US 1) (2007)		 -
Military - note - occupied by China
Military branches no regular military forces; Vanuatu Police Force (VPF), Vanuatu Mobile Force (VMF; includes Police Maritime Wing (PMW)) (2007) -
Military expenditures - percent of GDP NA -
National holiday Independence Day, 30 July (1980) -
Nationality noun: Ni-Vanuatu (singular and plural)


adjective: Ni-Vanuatu		 -
Natural hazards tropical cyclones or typhoons (January to April); volcanic eruption on Aoba (Ambae) island began 27 November 2005, volcanism also causes minor earthquakes; tsunamis typhoons
Natural resources manganese, hardwood forests, fish none
Net migration rate 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) -
Political parties and leaders Jon Frum Movement [Song KEASPAI]; Melanesian Progressive Party or MPP [Barak SOPE]; National United Party or NUP [Hem LINI]; Union of Moderate Parties or UMP [Serge VOHOR]; Vanua'aku Pati (Our Land Party) or VP [Edward NATAPEI]; Vanuatu Greens Party or VGP [Moana CARCASSES]; Vanuatu Republican Party or VRP [Maxime Carlot KORMAN] -
Political pressure groups and leaders NA -
Population 211,971 (July 2007 est.) no indigenous inhabitants

note:
there are scattered Chinese garrisons (July 2001 est.)
Population below poverty line NA% -
Population growth rate 1.46% (2007 est.) -
Ports and harbors - small Chinese port facilities on Woody Island and Duncan Island being expanded
Radio broadcast stations AM 2, FM 4, shortwave 1 (2001) -
Religions Presbyterian 31.4%, Anglican 13.4%, Roman Catholic 13.1%, Seventh-Day Adventist 10.8%, other Christian 13.8%, indigenous beliefs 5.6% (including Jon Frum cargo cult), other 9.6%, none 1%, unspecified 1.3% (1999 Census) -
Sex ratio at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female


under 15 years: 1.044 male(s)/female


15-64 years: 1.041 male(s)/female


65 years and over: 1.089 male(s)/female


total population: 1.044 male(s)/female (2007 est.)		 -
Suffrage 18 years of age; universal -
Telephone system general assessment: NA


domestic: NA


international: country code - 678; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)		 -
Telephones - main lines in use 7,000 (2005) -
Telephones - mobile cellular 12,700 (2005) -
Television broadcast stations 1 (2004) -
Terrain mostly mountainous islands of volcanic origin; narrow coastal plains mostly low and flat
Total fertility rate 2.63 children born/woman (2007 est.) -
Unemployment rate 1.7% (1999) -
Waterways - none
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