Outline of Vanuatu
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Vanuatu:
Vanuatu – sovereign island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean.[1] The Vanuatu Archipelago is some 1,750 kilometres (1,087 mi) east of northern Australia, 500 km (310 mi) north-east of New Caledonia, west of Fiji, and south of the Solomon Islands. The archipelago is of volcanic origin. Vanuatu was first inhabited by Melanesian people. Europeans began to settle in the area in the late 18th century. In the 1880s France and the United Kingdom claimed parts of the country and in 1906 they agreed on a framework for jointly managing the archipelago through a British-French Condominium as the New Hebrides. An independence movement was established in the 1970s, and the Republic of Vanuatu was created in 1980.
General reference[edit]
- Pronunciation:
- Common English country name: Vanuatu
- Official English country name: The Republic of Vanuatu
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): Ni-Vanuatu, Vanuatuan
- Demonym(s):
- Etymology: Name of Vanuatu
- ISO country codes: VU, VUT, 548
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:VU
- Internet country code top-level domain: .vu
Geography of Vanuatu[edit]
- Vanuatu is: a country
- Location:
- Southern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Oceania
- Time zone: UTC+11
- Extreme points of Vanuatu
- High: Mount Tabwemasana on Espiritu Santo 1,877 m (6,158 ft)
- Low: South Pacific Ocean 0 m
- Land boundaries: none
- Coastline: South Pacific Ocean 2,528 km (1,571 mi)
- Population of Vanuatu: 301,000 - 173rd most populous country
- Area of Vanuatu: 12,189 km2 (4,706 sq mi)
- Atlas of Vanuatu
Environment of Vanuatu[edit]
- Climate of Vanuatu
- Renewable energy in Vanuatu
- Geology of Vanuatu
- Protected areas of Vanuatu
- Wildlife of Vanuatu
Natural geographic features of Vanuatu[edit]
- Islands of Vanuatu
- Lakes of Vanuatu
- Mountains of Vanuatu
- Rivers of Vanuatu
- Valleys of Vanuatu
- World Heritage Sites in Vanuatu: Chief Roi Mata’s Domain
Regions of Vanuatu[edit]
Ecoregions of Vanuatu[edit]
Administrative divisions of Vanuatu[edit]
Administrative divisions of Vanuatu
Provinces of Vanuatu[edit]
Demography of Vanuatu[edit]
Government and politics of Vanuatu[edit]
- Form of government: parliamentary representative democratic republic
- Capital of Vanuatu: Port Vila
- Elections in Vanuatu
- Political parties in Vanuatu
Branches of the government of Vanuatu[edit]
Executive branch of the government of Vanuatu[edit]
- Head of state: President of Vanuatu, Nikenike Vurobaravu
- Head of government: Prime Minister of Vanuatu, Moana Carcasses Kalosil
- Cabinet: Council of Ministers of Vanuatu
- Malvatu Mauri (National Council of Chiefs) - role is advisory only
Legislative branch of the government of Vanuatu[edit]
Judicial branch of the government of Vanuatu[edit]
Foreign relations of Vanuatu[edit]
International organization membership[edit]
The Republic of Vanuatu is a member of:[1]
Law and order in Vanuatu[edit]
Military of Vanuatu[edit]
Military of Vanuatu Vanuatu has no military per se. The Vanuatu Mobile Force is a paramilitary force within the police force.[2]
Local government in Vanuatu[edit]
History of Vanuatu[edit]
Culture of Vanuatu[edit]
- Architecture of Vanuatu
- Cuisine of Vanuatu
- Festivals in Vanuatu
- Languages of Vanuatu
- Media in Vanuatu
- National symbols of Vanuatu
- People of Vanuatu
- Public holidays in Vanuatu
- Records of Vanuatu
- Religion in Vanuatu
- World Heritage Sites in Vanuatu
Art in Vanuatu[edit]
- Art in Vanuatu
- Cinema of Vanuatu
- Literature of Vanuatu
- Music of Vanuatu
- Television in Vanuatu
- Theatre in Vanuatu
Sports in Vanuatu[edit]
Economy and infrastructure of Vanuatu[edit]
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 178th (one hundred and seventy eighth)
- Agriculture in Vanuatu
- Banking in Vanuatu
- Communications in Vanuatu
- Companies of Vanuatu
- Currency of Vanuatu: Vatu
- Energy in Vanuatu
- Mining in Vanuatu
- Tourism in Vanuatu
- Transport in Vanuatu
- Vanuatu Stock Exchange
Education in Vanuatu[edit]
Infrastructure of Vanuatu[edit]
See also[edit]
- Index of Vanuatu-related articles
- List of international rankings
- List of Vanuatu-related topics
- Member state of the Commonwealth of Nations
- Member state of the United Nations
- Outline of geography
- Outline of Oceania
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Vanuatu". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
- ^ Miranda Forsyth, A bird that flies with two wings : the kastom and state justice systems in Vanuatu Archived 2012-04-19 at the Wayback Machine, Australian National University Press
