Country Profile: Vanuatu

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Geography

  1. Location: Oceania
  2. Bordering Nations: None.
  3. Climate and Terrain: Tropical. Mostly mountainous islands of volcanic origin.
  4. Natural Resources: manganese, hardwood forests, fish

Society

  1. Nationality and Major Ethnic Group: Ni-Vanuatu. Ni-Vanuatu.
  2. Official Languages and Major Religions: Bislama, English, French. Protestant.
  3. Population: 266,937
  4. Life Expectancy: 72.72 years
  5. Literacy Rate: 83.2%

Government

  1. Official Country Name: Republic of Vanuata
  2. Government Type: Parliamentary Republic
  3. Capital: Port-Vila
  4. Independence: July 30th, 1980, from France and the United Kingdom
  5. President (2014): Iolu Johnson Abbil
  6. National Anthem: Vanuata National Anthem

Economy

  1. GDP: $ 828 million
  2. GDP per capita: $4,800
  3. Agriculture and Industry: copra, coconuts, cocoa, coffee, taro, yams, fruits, vegetables; beef; fish. Food and fish freezing, wood processing, meat canning.
  4. Labor Force: 115,900
  5. Population Below the Poverty Line: N/A%
  6. Inflation Rate: 1.9%
  7. Exports: $43.1 million. Commodities: copra, beef, cocoa, timber, kava, coffee. Partners: Thailand 41.9%, Cote d’Ivoire 30.5%, Japan 14.7%
  8. Imports:$319.4 million. Commodities: machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, fuels. Partners: China 20.2%, Singapore 18.8%, US 15%, Japan 11.6%, Australia 10.4%, Fiji 5.2%, New Zealand 4.8%
  9. Debt: $ 307.7 million

Communication and Transportation

  1. Number of Cellphones: 137,000
  2. Number of Internet Users: 17,000
  3. Number of Airports: 31 (Paved: 3)
  4. Roadways: 1070 km

Military

  1. no regular military forces; Vanuatu Police Force, Vanuatu Mobile Force
  2. Expenditure:  N/A%

Major Transnational Issues

  1. None

Other Facts

  1. Vanuatu’s HDI is 0.626

This page was last updated on: July 26th, 2014

Source: “Vanuatu”  Central Intelligence Agency. Central Intelligence Agency, n.d. Web. 26th July 2014.

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