Broadcast media (Radio) [time series]

broadcast stations: AM 2, FM 0, shortwave 0 radios: NA

Telecommunication systems (Telephone system) [time series]

3,000 telephones local: NA intercity: NA international: 1 INTELSAT (Pacific Ocean) earth station

Broadcast media (Television) [time series]

broadcast stations: 0 televisions: NA

Military and security forces (Branches) [time series]

no regular military forces; Vanuatu Police Force (VPF; includes the paramilitary Vanuatu Mobile Force or VMF)

Military expenditures (Defense expenditures) [time series]

$NA, NA% of GDP VENEZUELA

Agricultural products (Agriculture) [time series]

export crops - coconuts, cocoa, coffee, fish; subsistence crops - taro, yams, coconuts, fruits, vegetables

Budget [time series]

revenues: $90 million expenditures: $103 million, including capital expenditures of $45 million (1989 est.)

Exchange rates (Currency) [time series]

1 vatu (VT) = 100 centimes

Economic aid [time series]

recipient: Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments (1970-89), $606 million

Electricity [time series]

capacity: 17,000 kW production: 30 million kWh consumption per capita: 181 kWh (1993)

Exchange rates [time series]

vatu (VT) per US$1 - 112.42 (December 1994), 116.41 (1994), 121.58 (1993), 113.39 (1992), 111.68 (1991), 116.57 (1990)

Exports [time series]

$14.9 million (f.o.b., 1991) commodities: copra, beef, cocoa, timber, coffee partners: Netherlands, Japan, France, New Caledonia, Belgium

Debt - external (External debt) [time series]

$40 million (yearend 1992)

Fiscal year [time series]

calendar year

Imports [time series]

$74 million (f.o.b., 1991) commodities: machines and vehicles, food and beverages, basic manufactures, raw materials and fuels, chemicals partners: Australia 36%, Japan 13%, NZ 10%, France 8%, Fiji 8%

Industrial production growth rate (Industrial production) [time series]

growth rate 8.1% (1990); accounts for about 10% of GDP

Industries [time series]

food and fish freezing, wood processing, meat canning

Inflation rate (consumer prices) [time series]

2.3% (1992 est.)

Real GDP (purchasing power parity) (National product) [time series]

GDP - purchasing power parity - $200 million (1993 est.)

Real GDP per capita (National product per capita) [time series]

$1,200 (1993 est.)

Real GDP growth rate (National product real growth rate) [time series]

NA%

Economic overview (Overview) [time series]

The economy is based primarily on subsistence farming which provides a living for about 80% of the population. Fishing and tourism are the other mainstays of the economy, with 43,000 visitors in 1992. Mineral deposits are negligible; the country has no known petroleum deposits. A small light industry sector caters to the local market. Tax revenues come mainly from import duties.

Unemployment rate [time series]

NA%

Area [time series]

total area: 14,760 sq km land area: 14,760 sq km comparative area: slightly larger than Connecticut note: includes more than 80 islands

Climate [time series]

tropical; moderated by southeast trade winds

Coastline [time series]

2,528 km

Environment - current issues (Environment) [time series]

current issues: a majority of the population does not have access to a potable and reliable supply of water natural hazards: tropical cyclones or typhoons (January to April); volcanism causes minor earthquakes international agreements: party to - Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered Species, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution; signed, but not ratified - Law of the Sea

Disputes - international (International disputes) [time series]

none

Irrigated land [time series]

NA sq km

Land boundaries [time series]

0 km

Land use [time series]

arable land: 1% permanent crops: 5% meadows and pastures: 2% forest and woodland: 1% other: 91%

Location [time series]

Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to Australia

Map references [time series]

Oceania

Maritime claims [time series]

measured from claimed archipelagic baselines contiguous zone: 24 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin exclusive economic zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 12 nm

Natural resources [time series]

manganese, hardwood forests, fish

Terrain [time series]

mostly mountains of volcanic origin; narrow coastal plains

Administrative divisions [time series]

6 provinces; Malampa, Penama, Sanma, Shefa, Tafea, Torba

Capital [time series]

Port-Vila

Constitution [time series]

30 July 1980

Digraph [time series]

NH

Diplomatic representation in the US (Diplomatic representation in US) [time series]

Vanuatu does not have a mission in the US

Executive branch [time series]

chief of state: President Jean Marie LEYE (since 2 March 1994) head of government: Prime Minister Maxime CARLOT Korman (since 16 December 1991); Deputy Prime Minister Sethy REGENVANU (since 17 December 1991) cabinet: Council of Ministers; appointed by the prime minister, responsible to parliament

Flag [time series]

two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and green with a black isosceles triangle (based on the hoist side) all separated by a black-edged yellow stripe in the shape of a horizontal Y (the two points of the Y face the hoist side and enclose the triangle); centered in the triangle is a boar's tusk encircling two crossed namele leaves, all in yellow

Independence [time series]

30 July 1980 (from France and UK)

Judicial branch [time series]

Supreme Court

Legal system [time series]

unified system being created from former dual French and British systems

Legislative branch [time series]

unicameral

International organization participation (Member of) [time series]

ACCT, ACP, AsDB, C, ESCAP, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFC, IFRCS (associate), IMF, IMO, INTELSAT (nonsignatory user), IOC, ITU, NAM, SPARTECA, SPC, SPF, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WMO

Country name (Names) [time series]

conventional long form: Republic of Vanuatu conventional short form: Vanuatu former: New Hebrides

National holiday [time series]

Independence Day, 30 July (1980)

Legislative branch (Parliament) [time series]

elections last held 2 December 1991 (next to be held NA November 1995); note - after election, a coalition was formed by the Union of Moderate Parties and the National United Party to form a new government on 16 December 1991, but political party associations are fluid; results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (46 total) UMP 19, NUP 10, VP 10, MPP 4, TUP 1, Nagriamel 1, Friend 1 note: the National Council of Chiefs advises on matters of custom and land

Political parties (Political parties and leaders) [time series]

Vanuatu Party (VP), Donald KALPOKAS; Union of Moderate Parties (UMP), Maxime CARLOT Korman; Melanesian Progressive Party (MPP), Barak SOPE; National United Party (NUP), Walter LINI; Tan Union Party (TUP), Vincent BOULEKONE; Nagriamel Party, Jimmy STEVENS; Friend Melanesian Party, leader NA; People's Democratic Party (PDP), Sethy REGENVANU note: the VP, MPP, TUP, and Nagriamel Party have formed a coalition called the United Front (UF) heading into the November 1995 elections

Suffrage [time series]

18 years of age; universal

Government type (Type) [time series]

republic

Diplomatic representation from the US (US diplomatic representation) [time series]

the ambassador to Papua New Guinea is accredited to Vanuatu

Age structure [time series]

0-14 years: 41% (female 34,819; male 36,128) 15-64 years: 56% (female 47,320; male 50,456) 65 years and over: 3% (female 2,217; male 2,708) (July 1995 est.)

Birth rate [time series]

31.26 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Death rate [time series]

9.06 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Ethnic groups (Ethnic divisions) [time series]

indigenous Melanesian 94%, French 4%, Vietnamese, Chinese, Pacific Islanders

Infant mortality rate [time series]

66.3 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)

Labor force [time series]

NA by occupation: NA

Languages [time series]

English (official), French (official), pidgin (known as Bislama or Bichelama)

Life expectancy at birth [time series]

total population: 59.71 years male: 57.9 years female: 61.61 years (1995 est.)

Literacy [time series]

age 15 and over can read and write (1979) total population: 53% male: 57% female: 48%

Nationality [time series]

noun: Ni-Vanuatu (singular and plural) adjective: Ni-Vanuatu

Net migration rate [time series]

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Population [time series]

173,648 (July 1995 est.)

Population growth rate [time series]

2.22% (1995 est.)

Religions [time series]

Presbyterian 36.7%, Anglican 15%, Catholic 15%, indigenous beliefs 7.6%, Seventh-Day Adventist 6.2%, Church of Christ 3.8%, other 15.7%

Total fertility rate [time series]

4.14 children born/woman (1995 est.)

Airports [time series]

total: 31 with paved runways 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 with paved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 with paved runways under 914 m: 17 with unpaved runways 1,524 to 2,438 m: 1 with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 11

Roadways (Highways) [time series]

total: 1,027 km paved: 240 km unpaved: 787 km

Merchant marine [time series]

total: 116 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,874,698 GRT/2,758,783 DWT ships by type: bulk 52, cargo 18, chemical tanker 3, combination bulk 1, container 4, liquefied gas tanker 5, livestock carrier 1, oil tanker 5, refrigerated cargo 17, vehicle carrier 10 note: a flag of convenience registry; includes 21 countries among which are ships of the US 117, Japan 39, Netherlands 12, China 11, UAE 6, Greece 6, Canada 6, Hong Kong 4, Russia 2, Australia 2

Ports [time series]

Forari, Port-Vila, Santo (Espiritu Santo)

Railways (Railroads) [time series]

0 km