Vanuatu

Republic of Vanuatu Ripablik blong Vanuatu   (in Bislama) République de Vanuatu   (in French)
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Long God yumi stanap"  (in Bislama) (In God we stand[1][2][3])
Anthem: "Yumi, Yumi, Yumi"  (in Bislama) ("We, We, We")
Capital and largest city	Port Vila 17°S 168°E / 17°S 168°E / -17; 168
Official languages	Bislama English French
Ethnic groups (1999)	Ni-Vanuatu 98.5% other 1.5%
Demonym(s)	Ni-Vanuatu; Vanuatuan
Government	Unitary parliamentary republic
• President	Nikenike Vurobaravu
• Prime Minister	Charlot Salwai
Independence
• from France and the United Kingdom	30 July 1980
Area
• Total	12,190 km2 (4,710 sq mi) (161st)
Population
• 2023 estimate	335,908[4] (182nd)
• 2020 census	300,019[5]
• Density	19.7/km2 (51.0/sq mi) (188th)
GDP (PPP)	2010 estimate
• Total	$1.216 billion[6]
• Per capita	$5,500 (2010 est.)[6]
GDP (nominal)	2010 estimate
• Total	$721 million[6]
• Per capita	$2,835[6]
HDI (2004)	0.693 medium · 126th
Currency	Vanuatu vatu (VUV)
Time zone	UTC+11 (VUT (Vanuatu Time))
Driving side	right
Calling code	678
ISO 3166 code	VU
Internet TLD	.vu

Vanuatu is a country in the Pacific Ocean. The official languages of Vanuatu are Bislama, English and French. In 2020, 300,019 people lived in Vanuatu.^[5] The capital of Vanuatu is Port Vila. The country was ruled as a colony by England and France. It got its independence in 1980.^[7] During the colonial time, it was named the "New Hebrides" or "Nouvelles Hebrides".

1. ↑ Selmen, Harrison (2011-07-17). "Santo chiefs concerned over slow pace of development in Sanma". Vanuatu Daily Post. Retrieved 2011-08-29.
2. ↑ John Lynch and Fa'afo Pat (eds), Proceedings of the first International Conference on Oceanic Linguistics, Australian National University, 1993, p. 319.
3. ↑ G. W. Trompf, The Gospel is not Western: Black theologies from the Southwest Pacific, Orbis Books, 1987, p. 184.
4. ↑ "Vanuatu Population (2023) – Worldometer". worldometers.info. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "2020 National Population and Housing Census - Basic Tables Report, Volume 1, Version 2" (PDF). vnso.gov.vu. Vanuatu National Statistics Office. 2021-11-17. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3} "Vanuatu". International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 2010-04-21.
7. ↑ Swan, Quito J. (2020). Pauulu's Diaspora: Black Internationalism and Environmental Justice (1 ed.). University Press of Florida. doi:10.2307/j.ctv10kmbwz.7. ISBN 978-0-8130-5750-7. JSTOR j.ctv10kmbwz. S2CID 242264203.