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Republic of Vanuatu Ripablik blong Vanuatu (in Bislama) République de Vanuatu (in French) | |
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| Capital and largest city | Port Vila |
| Official languages | Bislama English French |
| Ethnic groups (1999) | Ni-Vanuatu 98.5% other 1.5% |
| Demonym(s) | Ni-Vanuatu; Vanuatuan |
| Government | Unitary parliamentary republic |
| Tallis Obed Moses | |
| Bob Loughman | |
| Independence | |
• from France and the United Kingdom | 30 July 1980 |
| Area | |
• Total | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (161st) |
| Population | |
• Estimate | 224,564 (July 2011 est.) |
• 2009 census | 243,304 |
• Density | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (188th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2010 estimate |
• Total | $1.216 billion |
• Per capita | $5,500 (2010 est.) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2010 estimate |
• Total | $721 million |
• Per capita | $2,835 |
| HDI (2004) |  0.693medium · 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. Vanuatu has a population of over 250,000 people. The capital of Vanuatu is Port Vila. The country was ruled as a colony by England and France. It got its independence in 1980. During the colonial time, it was named the "New Hebrides" or "Nouvelles Hebrides".
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