Outline of Vanuatu
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Island nation
An island country is a state whose primary territory consists of one or more islands or parts of islands. As of 2011, 47 of the 193 UN member states are island countries.-Politics:...
located in the South Pacific Ocean. The Vanuatu Archipelago is some 1750 kilometres (1,087 mi) east of northern Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, 500 km (310 mi) north-east of New Caledonia
New Caledonia
New Caledonia is a special collectivity of France located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, east of Australia and about from Metropolitan France. The archipelago, part of the Melanesia subregion, includes the main island of Grande Terre, the Loyalty Islands, the Belep archipelago, the Isle of...
, west of Fiji
Fiji
Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...
, and south of the Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is a sovereign state in Oceania, east of Papua New Guinea, consisting of nearly one thousand islands. It covers a land mass of . The capital, Honiara, is located on the island of Guadalcanal...
. The archipelago is of volcanic origin.
Vanuatu was first inhabited by Melanesia
Melanesia
Melanesia is a subregion of Oceania extending from the western end of the Pacific Ocean to the Arafura Sea, and eastward to Fiji. The region comprises most of the islands immediately north and northeast of Australia...
n people. Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
ans began to settle in the area in the late 18th century. In the 1880s France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
claimed parts of the country and in 1906 they agreed on a framework for jointly managing the archipelago through a British-French Condominium
Condominium (international law)
In international law, a condominium is a political territory in or over which two or more sovereign powers formally agree to share equally dominium and exercise their rights jointly, without dividing it up into 'national' zones.Although a condominium has always been...
as the New Hebrides
New Hebrides
New Hebrides was the colonial name for an island group in the South Pacific that now forms the nation of Vanuatu. The New Hebrides were colonized by both the British and French in the 18th century shortly after Captain James Cook visited the islands...
. An independence movement was established in the 1970s, and the Republic of Vanuatu was created in 1980.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Vanuatu:
General reference
- PronunciationInternational Phonetic AlphabetThe International Phonetic Alphabet "The acronym 'IPA' strictly refers [...] to the 'International Phonetic Association'. But it is now such a common practice to use the acronym also to refer to the alphabet itself that resistance seems pedantic...
: - Common English country name: VanuatuVanuatuVanuatu , officially the Republic of Vanuatu , is an island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is some east of northern Australia, northeast of New Caledonia, west of Fiji, and southeast of the Solomon Islands, near New Guinea.Vanuatu was...
- Official English country name: The Republic of Vanuatu
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): Ni-VanuatuNi-VanuatuNi-Vanuatu is a demonym used to refer to all Melanesian ethnicities originating in Vanuatu.It also refers, more generally, to nationals and citizens of Vanuatu, whatever their ethnicity....
, Vanuatuan - Demonym(s):
- EtymologyEtymologyEtymology is the study of the history of words, their origins, and how their form and meaning have changed over time.For languages with a long written history, etymologists make use of texts in these languages and texts about the languages to gather knowledge about how words were used during...
: Name of Vanuatu - ISO country codes: VU, VUT, 548
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:VUISO 3166-2:VUISO 3166-2:VU is the entry for Vanuatu in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.Currently for Vanuatu, ISO 3166-2 codes are...
- InternetInternetThe Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
country code top-level domainCountry code top-level domainA country code top-level domain is an Internet top-level domain generally used or reserved for a country, a sovereign state, or a dependent territory....
: .vu.vu.vu is the Internet country code top-level domain for Vanuatu.While .vu domains were initially given away for free to any person requesting one, they are now being sold commercially as is common practice for other top-level domains....
Geography of Vanuatu
- Vanuatu is: a country
- Location:
- Southern HemisphereSouthern HemisphereThe Southern Hemisphere is the part of Earth that lies south of the equator. The word hemisphere literally means 'half ball' or "half sphere"...
and Eastern HemisphereEastern HemisphereThe Eastern Hemisphere, also Eastern hemisphere or eastern hemisphere, is a geographical term for the half of the Earth that is east of the Prime Meridian and west of 180° longitude. It is also used to refer to Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australasia, vis-à-vis the Western Hemisphere, which includes... - OceaniaOceaniaOceania is a region centered on the islands of the tropical Pacific Ocean. Conceptions of what constitutes Oceania range from the coral atolls and volcanic islands of the South Pacific to the entire insular region between Asia and the Americas, including Australasia and the Malay Archipelago...
- MelanesiaMelanesiaMelanesia is a subregion of Oceania extending from the western end of the Pacific Ocean to the Arafura Sea, and eastward to Fiji. The region comprises most of the islands immediately north and northeast of Australia...
- Melanesia
- Time zoneTime zoneA time zone is a region on Earth that has a uniform standard time for legal, commercial, and social purposes. In order for the same clock time to always correspond to the same portion of the day as the Earth rotates , different places on the Earth need to have different clock times...
: UTC+11UTC+11UTC+11 is an identifier for a +11 hour time offset from UTC. This time is used in:-As standard time :*Federated States of Micronesia**Kosrae, Pohnpei and surrounding area*New Caledonia*Solomon Islands*Vanuatu*Russia... - Extreme points of Vanuatu
- High: Mount TabwemasanaMount TabwemasanaLocated on the isolated west coast of Espiritu Santo, Mount Tabwemasana is not only the highest peak in Vanuatu, but also one of the highest mountains in the Pacific. At , Tabwemasana towers above the surrounding mountains and provides fantastic views toward the Coral Sea in East...
on Espiritu SantoEspiritu SantoEspiritu Santo is the largest island in the nation of Vanuatu, with an area of . It belongs to the archipelago of the New Hebrides in the Pacific region of Melanesia. It is in the Sanma Province of Vanuatu....
1877 m (6,158 ft) - Low: South Pacific Ocean 0 m
- High: Mount Tabwemasana
- Land boundaries: none
- Coastline: South Pacific Ocean 2,528 km
- Southern Hemisphere
- Population of Vanuatu: 226,000 - 176th most populous country
- Area of Vanuatu: 12,189 km2
- Atlas of Vanuatu
Environment of Vanuatu
- Climate of Vanuatu
- Environmental issues in Vanuatu
- Ecoregions in Vanuatu
- Renewable energy in Vanuatu
- Geology of Vanuatu
- Protected areas of Vanuatu
- Biosphere reserves in Vanuatu
- National parks of Vanuatu
- Wildlife of Vanuatu
- Flora of Vanuatu
- Fauna of Vanuatu
- Birds of Vanuatu
- Mammals of Vanuatu
Natural geographic features of Vanuatu
- Fjords of Vanuatu
- Glaciers of Vanuatu
- Islands of Vanuatu
- Lakes of Vanuatu
- Mountains of Vanuatu
- Rivers of Vanuatu
- Waterfalls of Vanuatu
- Valleys of Vanuatu
- World Heritage Sites in Vanuatu
Administrative divisions of Vanuatu
- Provinces of VanuatuProvinces of Vanuatu||Vanuatu has been divided into six provinces since 1994. The names in English of all provinces are derived from the initial letters of their constituent islands:- Municipalities :...
Provinces of Vanuatu
- MalampaMalampa ProvinceMalampa is a province of Vanuatu, made up of three main islands, Malakula, Ambrym and Paama, from which the province's name is derived. It includes a number of other islands – the small islands of Uripiv, Norsup, Rano, Wala, Atchin and Vao off the coast of Malakula, and the volcanic island of...
- PenamaPenama ProvincePENAMA is a province of Vanuatu, occupying the islands of Ambae, Maewo, and Pentecost. The name PENAMA is derived from the initial letters of Pentecost, Ambae and Maewo. It has a population of 28,960 people and an area of 1,198 km². Its capital is Saratamata....
- SanmaSanma ProvinceSanma is a province located in the Northern part of the nation of Vanuatu, occupying the nation's largest island, Espiritu Santo, which is located approximately 2,500 km northeast of Sydney, Australia. The name Sanma is derived from the initial letters of the main islands of Santo and Malo...
- ShefaShefa ProvinceShefa is a province of Vanuatu, including the islands of Epi and Efate and the Shepherd Islands. The name Shefa is derived from the initial letters of Shepherd and Efate. It has a population of 45,280 people and an area of 1,455 km²...
- TafeaTafea ProvinceTafea is the southernmost province of Vanuatu. The name is an acronym for the five main islands that make up the province:1) including Goat Island and Vete Manung Island...
- TorbaTorba ProvinceTorba is the northernmost province of Vanuatu, including the Banks Islands and the Torres Islands. Its capital is Sola.The modern name Torba is derived from the initial letters of Torres and Banks.-Facts:...
Government and politics of Vanuatu
- Main article: Government of Vanuatu and Politics of VanuatuPolitics of VanuatuThe politics of Vanuatu take place within the framework of a constitutional democracy. The constitution provides for a representative parliamentary system. The head of the Republic is an elected President, but the Prime Minister of Vanuatu is the head of government. Executive power is exercised by...
- Form of governmentForm of governmentA form of government, or form of state governance, refers to the set of political institutions by which a government of a state is organized. Synonyms include "regime type" and "system of government".-Empirical and conceptual problems:...
: parliamentaryParliamentary systemA parliamentary system is a system of government in which the ministers of the executive branch get their democratic legitimacy from the legislature and are accountable to that body, such that the executive and legislative branches are intertwined....
representative democraticRepresentative democracyRepresentative democracy is a form of government founded on the principle of elected individuals representing the people, as opposed to autocracy and direct democracy...
republicRepublicA republic is a form of government in which the people, or some significant portion of them, have supreme control over the government and where offices of state are elected or chosen by elected people. In modern times, a common simplified definition of a republic is a government where the head of... - Capital of Vanuatu: Port Vila
- Elections in VanuatuElections in VanuatuElections in Vanuatu gives information on election and election results in Vanuatu.Vanuatu elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The Parliament or Parlement has 52 members, elected for a four year term in multi-seat constituencies...
- (specific elections)
- Political parties in Vanuatu
- Political scandals of Vanuatu
- Taxation in Vanuatu
Executive branch of the government of Vanuatu
- Head of stateHead of StateA head of state is the individual that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchy, republic, federation, commonwealth or other kind of state. His or her role generally includes legitimizing the state and exercising the political powers, functions, and duties granted to the head of...
: President of VanuatuPresident of VanuatuThe President of Vanuatu is the head of state of Vanuatu. The President is elected for a five-year term by an electoral college consisting of Parliament and the presidents of the regional councils.The President's role is mostly ceremonial...
, Kalkot MataskelekeleKalkot MataskelekeleKalkot Mataskelekele Mauliliu was President of Vanuatu from 16 August 2004 to 16 August 2009.He was educated at Scotch College Melbourne the University of Papua New Guinea. He is a lawyer from the national capital, Port Vila, and is the first Head of State of Vanuatu to have a university degree... - Head of governmentHead of governmentHead of government is the chief officer of the executive branch of a government, often presiding over a cabinet. In a parliamentary system, the head of government is often styled prime minister, chief minister, premier, etc...
: Prime Minister of Vanuatu, Edward NatapeiEdward NatapeiEdward Nipake Natapei Tuta Fanua`araki is a politician from Vanuatu. He was elected Prime Minister of Vanuatu on two separate terms, and was previously the Minister of Foreign Affairs briefly in 1991, the acting President of Vanuatu from 2 March 1999 to 24 March 1999 , and Deputy Prime Minister... - CabinetCabinet (government)A Cabinet is a body of high ranking government officials, typically representing the executive branch. It can also sometimes be referred to as the Council of Ministers, an Executive Council, or an Executive Committee.- Overview :...
: Council of Ministers of VanuatuCouncil of Ministers of VanuatuThe Cabinet of Vanuatu is the cabinet of the government of the Republic of Vanuatu.... - Malvatu MauriMalvatu MauriThe Malvatu Mauri, or National Council of Chiefs, is a formal advisory body of chiefs recognised by the Constitution of the Republic of Vanuatu. Members of the Council are elected by their fellow chiefs sitting in district councils of chiefs...
(National Council of Chiefs) - role is advisory only
Legislative branch of the government of Vanuatu
- Parliament of VanuatuParliament of VanuatuThe Parliament is the unicameral legislative body of the Republic of Vanuatu.It was established by chapter 4 of the 1980 Constitution, upon Vanuatu's independence from France and the United Kingdom....
(unicameral)
Judicial branch of the government of Vanuatu
- Supreme Court of VanuatuSupreme Court of VanuatuSupreme Court of Vanuatu is the supreme court of Vanuatu. As of 2011 the Chief Justice is Vincent Lunabek....
- Courts of Appeal of Vanuatu
- Magistrate Courts of Vanuatu
- Local courts of Vanuatu
- Magistrate Courts of Vanuatu
- Courts of Appeal of Vanuatu
Foreign relations of Vanuatu
- Diplomatic missions in Vanuatu
- Diplomatic missions of VanuatuDiplomatic missions of VanuatuThis is a list of diplomatic missions of Vanuatu. The Pacific island state of Vanuatu only has four diplomatic missions abroad.-Multilateral organisations:* New York -External links:...
International organization membership
The Republic of Vanuatu is a member of:- African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP)
- Asian Development BankAsian Development BankThe Asian Development Bank is a regional development bank established on 22 August 1966 to facilitate economic development of countries in Asia...
(ADB) - Commonwealth of NationsCommonwealth of NationsThe Commonwealth of Nations, normally referred to as the Commonwealth and formerly known as the British Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organisation of fifty-four independent member states...
- Food and Agriculture OrganizationFood and Agriculture OrganizationThe Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is a specialised agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Serving both developed and developing countries, FAO acts as a neutral forum where all nations meet as equals to negotiate agreements and...
(FAO) - Group of 77Group of 77The Group of 77 at the United Nations is a loose coalition of developing nations, designed to promote its members' collective economic interests and create an enhanced joint negotiating capacity in the United Nations. There were 77 founding members of the organization, but the organization has...
(G77) - International Bank for Reconstruction and DevelopmentInternational Bank for Reconstruction and DevelopmentThe International Bank for Reconstruction and Development is one of five institutions that compose the World Bank Group. The IBRD is an international organization whose original mission was to finance the reconstruction of nations devastated by World War II. Now, its mission has expanded to fight...
(IBRD) - International Civil Aviation OrganizationInternational Civil Aviation OrganizationThe International Civil Aviation Organization , pronounced , , is a specialized agency of the United Nations. It codifies the principles and techniques of international air navigation and fosters the planning and development of international air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth...
(ICAO) - International Development AssociationInternational Development AssociationThe International Development Association , is the part of the World Bank that helps the world’s poorest countries. It complements the World Bank's other lending arm — the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development — which serves middle-income countries with capital investment and...
(IDA) - International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent SocietiesInternational Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent SocietiesThe International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is a humanitarian institution that is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement along with the ICRC and 186 distinct National Societies...
(IFRCS) - International Finance CorporationInternational Finance CorporationThe International Finance Corporation promotes sustainable private sector investment in developing countries.IFC is a member of the World Bank Group and is headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States....
(IFC) - International Labour OrganizationInternational Labour OrganizationThe International Labour Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that deals with labour issues pertaining to international labour standards. Its headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland. Its secretariat — the people who are employed by it throughout the world — is known as the...
(ILO) - International Maritime OrganizationInternational Maritime OrganizationThe International Maritime Organization , formerly known as the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization , was established in Geneva in 1948, and came into force ten years later, meeting for the first time in 1959...
(IMO) - International Monetary FundInternational Monetary FundThe International Monetary Fund is an organization of 187 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world...
(IMF) - International Olympic CommitteeInternational Olympic CommitteeThe International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...
(IOC) - International Red Cross and Red Crescent MovementInternational Red Cross and Red Crescent MovementThe International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is an international humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers, members and staff worldwide which was founded to protect human life and health, to ensure respect for all human beings, and to prevent and alleviate human...
(ICRM) - International Telecommunication UnionInternational Telecommunication UnionThe International Telecommunication Union is the specialized agency of the United Nations which is responsible for information and communication technologies...
(ITU) - International Trade Union ConfederationInternational Trade Union ConfederationThe International Trade Union Confederation is the world's largest trade union federation. It was formed on November 1, 2006 out of the merger of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions and the World Confederation of Labour...
(ITUC)
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee AgencyMultilateral Investment Guarantee AgencyThe Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency is a member organization of the World Bank Group that offers political risk insurance. It was established to promote foreign direct investment into developing countries. MIGA was founded in 1988 with a capital base of $1 billion and is headquartered in...
(MIGA) - Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
- Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF)
- Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
- Organization of American StatesOrganization of American StatesThe Organization of American States is a regional international organization, headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States...
(OAS) (observer) - Pacific Islands ForumPacific Islands ForumThe Pacific Islands Forum is an inter-governmental organization that aims to enhance cooperation between the independent countries of the Pacific Ocean. It was founded in 1971 as the South Pacific Forum...
(PIF) - Secretariat of the Pacific CommunitySecretariat of the Pacific CommunityThe Secretariat of the Pacific Community, or SPC , is a regional intergovernmental organisation whose membership includes both nations and territories...
(SPC) - South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Cooperation AgreementSouth Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Cooperation AgreementThe South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Co-operation Agreement is a nonreciprocal trade agreement in which Australia and New Zealand offer duty-free and unrestricted access for specified products originating from the developing island member countries of the Pacific Islands Forum...
(Sparteca) - United NationsUnited NationsThe United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
(UN) - United Nations Conference on Trade and DevelopmentUnited Nations Conference on Trade and DevelopmentThe United Nations Conference on Trade and Development was established in 1964 as a permanent intergovernmental body. It is the principal organ of the United Nations General Assembly dealing with trade, investment, and development issues....
(UNCTAD) - United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- United Nations Industrial Development OrganizationUnited Nations Industrial Development OrganizationThe United Nations Industrial Development Organization , French/Spanish acronym ONUDI, is a specialized agency in the United Nations system, headquartered in Vienna, Austria...
(UNIDO) - Universal Postal UnionUniversal Postal UnionThe Universal Postal Union is an international organization that coordinates postal policies among member nations, in addition to the worldwide postal system. The UPU contains four bodies consisting of the Congress, the Council of Administration , the Postal Operations Council and the...
(UPU) - World Health OrganizationWorld Health OrganizationThe World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health. Established on 7 April 1948, with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, the agency inherited the mandate and resources of its predecessor, the Health...
(WHO) - World Meteorological OrganizationWorld Meteorological OrganizationThe World Meteorological Organization is an intergovernmental organization with a membership of 189 Member States and Territories. It originated from the International Meteorological Organization , which was founded in 1873...
(WMO) - World Trade OrganizationWorld Trade OrganizationThe World Trade Organization is an organization that intends to supervise and liberalize international trade. The organization officially commenced on January 1, 1995 under the Marrakech Agreement, replacing the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade , which commenced in 1948...
(WTO) (observer)
Law and order in Vanuatu
- Capital punishment in Vanuatu
- Constitution of VanuatuConstitution of VanuatuThe Constitution of Vanuatu is the supreme law of the Republic of Vanuatu. It was enacted in 1979, and came into force upon the country's independence on 30 July 1980....
- Crime in Vanuatu
- Human rights in VanuatuHuman rights in VanuatuThe Republic of Vanuatu is a parliamentary democracy with a population of approximately 220 000. The Constitution of Vanuatu is supreme law and sets out the legal framework which deals with the respect of human rights...
- LGBT rights in VanuatuLGBT rights in VanuatuLesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons in Vanuatu may face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. Households headed by same-sex couples are not eligible for the same legal protections available to opposite-sex married couples.-Law regarding same-sex sexual...
- Freedom of religion in Vanuatu
- LGBT rights in Vanuatu
- Law enforcement in VanuatuLaw enforcement in VanuatuVanuatu has a small mobile military force as well as a national police service, the Ni-Vanuatu Police or Vanuatu Police Force , headquartered in Port Vila....
Military of Vanuatu
- Command
- Commander-in-chiefCommander-in-ChiefA commander-in-chief is the commander of a nation's military forces or significant element of those forces. In the latter case, the force element may be defined as those forces within a particular region or those forces which are associated by function. As a practical term it refers to the military...
:- Ministry of Defence of Vanuatu
- Commander-in-chief
- Forces
- Army of Vanuatu
- Navy of Vanuatu
- Air Force of Vanuatu
- Special forces of Vanuatu
- Military history of Vanuatu
- Military ranks of Vanuatu
History of Vanuatu
- Main article: History of VanuatuHistory of VanuatuThe history of Vanuatu begins obscurely. The commonly held theory of Vanuatu's prehistory from archaeological evidence supports that peoples speaking Austronesian languages first came to the islands some 4,000 to 6,000 years ago. Pottery fragments have been found dating back to 1300 B.C...
, Timeline of the history of Vanuatu, and Current events of Vanuatu
- Economic history of Vanuatu
- Military history of Vanuatu
Culture of Vanuatu
- Architecture of Vanuatu
- Cuisine of Vanuatu
- Ethnic minorities in Vanuatu
- Festivals in Vanuatu
- Humor in Vanuatu
- Languages of VanuatuLanguages of VanuatuVanuatu has three official languages, English, French, and Bislama, a creole language evolved from English. Bislama is the first language of many urban ni-Vanuatu, that is, the residents of Port Vila and Luganville. It is the most common second language elsewhere in the Vanuatu islands...
- Media in Vanuatu
- National symbols of Vanuatu
- Coat of arms of VanuatuCoat of arms of VanuatuThe Coat of arms of Vanuatu features a Melanesian warrior superimposed on a boar's tusk, over a scroll that reads Long God yumi stanap ....
- Flag of VanuatuFlag of VanuatuThe flag of Vanuatu was adopted on February 13, 1980.When the Vanua'aku Party led the country to independence as Vanuatu in 1980, the colors of the party flag - red, green, black and yellow - were chosen to be the basis for the national flag...
- National anthem of Vanuatu
- Coat of arms of Vanuatu
- People of Vanuatu
- Prostitution in Vanuatu
- Public holidays in Vanuatu
- Records of Vanuatu
- Religion in VanuatuReligion in VanuatuApproximately 83% of the population of Vanuatu is Christian. An estimated 32% is Presbyterian, 13% Roman Catholic, 13% Anglican, and 11% Seventh-day Adventist. Groups that together constitute 14% include the Church of Christ, the Apostolic Church, the Assemblies of God, and other Christian...
- Buddhism in Vanuatu
- Christianity in Vanuatu
- Hinduism in Vanuatu
- Islam in VanuatuIslam in VanuatuIslam in Vanuatu is practised by about 200 members of the small island nation of Vanuatu in Oceania.-History:One of the earliest known Muslims in Vanuatu was Hussein Nabanga, who converted in 1978. Hussein Nabanga was a member of the Mele people and other Mele people were the earliest to follow...
- Judaism in Vanuatu
- Sikhism in Vanuatu
- World Heritage Sites in Vanuatu
Art in Vanuatu
- Art in Vanuatu
- Cinema of Vanuatu
- Literature of VanuatuLiterature of VanuatuVanuatuan literature is diverse. The emergence of Vanuatuan written literature took place in the context of the development of indigenous Pacific Islander literature in the Pacific region as a whole, beginning in the late 1960s...
- Music of VanuatuMusic of VanuatuThe music of Vanuatu may refer to any kind of music played in the country of Vanuatu.Traditional music is still thriving in the rural areas of Vanuatu. Musical instruments consist mostly of idiophones: drums of various shape and size, slit gongs, as well as rattles, among others...
- Television in Vanuatu
- Theatre in Vanuatu
Sports in Vanuatu
- Football in VanuatuFootball in VanuatuThe sport of football in the country of Vanuatu is run by the Vanuatu Football Federation. The association administers the national football team as well as the Vanuatu Premia Divisen....
- Vanuatu at the OlympicsVanuatu at the OlympicsVanuatu first participated at the Olympic Games in 1988, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then. The nation has never participated in the Winter Olympic Games....
Economy and infrastructure of Vanuatu
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 178th (one hundred and seventy eighth)
- Agriculture in Vanuatu
- Banking in Vanuatu
- National Bank of Vanuatu
- Communications in VanuatuCommunications in Vanuatu-Telephone:*Country calling code: 678*Mobile phone system:**Number of mobile connections: 10,500 **Operators:***Telecom Vanuatu Limited - ***Digicel - * Fixed-line telephone system:...
- Internet in Vanuatu
- Companies of Vanuatu
- Currency of VanuatuCurrencyIn economics, currency refers to a generally accepted medium of exchange. These are usually the coins and banknotes of a particular government, which comprise the physical aspects of a nation's money supply...
: VatuVanuatu vatuThe vatu is the currency of Vanuatu.The vatu has no subdivisions.-History:The vatu was introduced in 1982, after independence, to replace the New Hebrides franc at par...
- ISO 4217ISO 4217ISO 4217 is a standard published by the International Standards Organization, which delineates currency designators, country codes , and references to minor units in three tables:* Table A.1 – Current currency & funds code list...
: VUVVUVVUV may stand for:* The vatu, the official currency of Vanuatu* Vacuum UV, ultraviolet radiation that is absorbed by air...
- ISO 4217
- Economic history of Vanuatu
- Energy in Vanuatu
- Energy policy of Vanuatu
- Oil industry in Vanuatu
- Mining in Vanuatu
- Tourism in Vanuatu
- Transport in VanuatuTransport in VanuatuVanuatu's undeveloped road system, with fewer than 100 miles of paved roads, consists mostly of dirt tracks suitable only for four-wheel-drive vehicles. Every island has one or two short airstrips where Vanair’s Twin Otter planes land two or three times weekly. In addition, every island has a small...
- Vanuatu Stock Exchange
Infrastructure of Vanuatu
- Health care in Vanuatu
- Transportation in Vanuatu
- Airports in Vanuatu
- Rail transport in Vanuatu
- Roads in Vanuatu
- Water supply and sanitation in Vanuatu
See also
- Index of Vanuatu-related articlesIndex of Vanuatu-related articlesVanuatu, officially known as the Republic of Vanuatu, is an island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is some east of northern Australia, north-east of New Caledonia, west of Fiji, and southeast of the Solomon Islands, near New Guinea...
- List of international rankings
- List of Vanuatu-related topics
- Member state of the Commonwealth of Nations
- Member state of the United Nations
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- Outline of OceaniaOutline of OceaniaOceania is a geographical, and often geopolitical, region consisting of numerous lands—mostly islands in the Pacific Ocean and vicinity. The term is also sometimes used to denote a continent comprising Australia and proximate Pacific islands,....