Vanuatu
Coordinates: 16°S 167°E / 16°S 167°E
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 |
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
eeditVanuatu 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- ↑ 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:
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(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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