Vanuatu
167°E / 16°S 167°E / -16; 167
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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Motto: "Long God yumi stanap" (Bislama) "In God we staund" | |
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| Caipital and largest city | Port Vila |
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| Demonym(s) | Ni-Vanuatu |
| Govrenment | Unitar pairlamentar republic |
• Preses | Tallis Obed Moses |
• Prime Meenister | Bob Loughman |
| Legislatur | Parliament |
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• frae Fraunce an the Unitit Kinrick | 30 Julie 1980 |
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• Total | 12,189 km2 (4,706 sq mi) (157th) |
| Population | |
• 2016 estimate | 270,402 |
• 2016 census | 272,459 |
• Density | 19.7/km2 (51.0/sq mi) (188t) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2017 estimate |
• Total | $723 million |
• Per capita | $2,631 |
| GDP (nominal) | 2017 estimate |
• Tot | $773 million |
• Per capita | $2,814 |
| Gini (2010) | 37.2 medium |
| HDI (2015) |  0.597medium · 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
Vanuatu 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.
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