 Vanuatu
Facts and Figures
Source: CIA World Factbook |
| Coordinates |
16 00 S, 167 00 E |
| Area |
total: 12,200 sq km land: 12,200 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes more than 80 islands, about 65 of which are inhabited |
| Climate |
tropical; moderated by southeast trade winds from May to October; moderate rainfall from November to April; may be affected by cyclones from December to April |
| Terrain |
mostly mountainous islands of volcanic origin; narrow coastal plains |
| Population |
211,971 (July 2007 est.) |
| Languages |
local languages (more than 100) 72.6%, pidgin (known as Bislama or Bichelama) 23.1%, English 1.9%, French 1.4%, other 0.3%, unspecified 0.7% (1999 Census) |
| Imports |
machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, fuels |
| Exports |
copra, beef, cocoa, timber, kava, coffee |
| Hazards |
tropical cyclones or typhoons (January to April); volcanic eruption on Aoba (Ambae) island began 27 November 2005, volcanism also causes minor earthquakes; tsunamis |
| Resources |
manganese, hardwood forests, fish |
| Geography |
a Y-shaped chain of four main islands and 80 smaller islands; several of the islands have active volcanoes |
| Nationality |
noun: Ni-Vanuatu (singular and plural) adjective: Ni-Vanuatu |
| Capital |
name: Port-Vila (on Efate) geographic coordinates: 17 44 S, 168 19 E time difference: UTC+11 (16 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
| Internet Country Code |
.vu |
| Internet Users |
7,500 (2004) |
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