Vanuatu: Introduction

Capital: Port-Vila

Population

Total Population: 240,000

Natural Increase: 2.5%

Density: 20 Inhabitants/km²

Urban Population: 25.6%

Ethnic Origins: Melanesian origin: 98.5%; Other (Vietnamese, Chinese...): 1.5% (1999 Census).

Official Language: Bislama, English, French

Other Languages Spoken: There are more than 20 local languages spoken in the country, which include Apma, Ambae, Bislama, Hano, Namakura, Paama, Uripiv-Wala-Rano-Atchin

Business Language(s): English

Religion: Presbyterian 31.4%, Anglican 13.4%, Roman Catholic 13.1%, Seventh-Day Adventist 10.8%, Other Christians 13.8%, Indigenous beliefs 5.6% (including Jon Frum cargo cult), Others 9.6%.

Local Time:

It is %T:%M %A In Port-Vila

Exchange Rate on :

National Currency: Vanuatu Vatu (VUV)

Country Overview

Area: 12,190 km²

Type of State: Democratic Republic.

Type of Economy: Lower-middle-income economy.
An economy based on agriculture, tourism and the financial sector.

HDI (World Rank): 123rd/177

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an Indicator Which Synthesizes Several Data Such as Life Expectancy, Level of Education, Professional Careers, Access to Culture etc.

F° | C°

28°

Low: 23° | High: 28°

Humidity: 64% | Wind: 28 km/h
Sunrise: 6:08 am | Sunset: 5:26 pm

Santo Island/Pekoa Airport, Source: Yahoo Weather

Telecommunication

Telephone Code:
To Make a Call From Vanuatu, Dial 00
To Make a Call to Vanuatu, Dial +678

Internet Suffix: .vu

Telephone Lines: 3.9 per 100 Inhabitants

Internet Users: 7.5 per 100 Inhabitants

Foreign Trade in Figures

Foreign Trade Indicators	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Imports of Goods (million USD)	229	314	294	320	294
Exports of Goods (million USD)	50	57	58	60	66
Imports of Services (million USD)	70	101	101	105	-
Exports of Services (million USD)	177	223	234	444	-

Source: WTO - World Trade Organization - Last Available Data.

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