Vanuatu
- Official Name:
- Republic of Vanuatu (Vanuatu)
- Area:
- 12.200 km 2
- Population (2007):
- 211.971 inhabitants
- Coastline:
- 2.528 km
- Capital:
- Port-Vila (on Efate)
- Maritime Ports and terminals:
- Forari, Port-Vila, Santo (Espiritu Santo)
- Maritime claims:
-
- Territorial sea: 12 nm
- Contiguous zone: 24 nm
- Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
- Continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
- Political divisions:
- 6 provinces; Malampa, Penama, Sanma, Shefa, Tafea, Torba
- Language(s):
- 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)
- National holiday:
- Independence Day, 30 July (1980)
- Nationality:
- Ni-Vanuatu (singular and plural)
- Official time:
- UTC 11.
- Member of:
- ACCT, ACP, AsDB, C, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IOC, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM, OIF, OPCW, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNOCI, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WMO, WTO (observer)
- Internet country code:
- .vu
Economic Profile
- Currency:
-
Vatu (VUV) - GDP - per capita (PPP):
- USD2,900 (2003 est.)
- GDP (official exchange rate):
- (2005 est.) USD 341.000.000
- PIB (Real growth rate:
- 6,8% (2005 est.)
- GDP (Composition by sector): (2000 est.)
-
- Agriculture:26%
- Industry: 12%
- Services: 62%
- Labor force:
- 76.410 (1999 est.)
- Labor force - by occupation (2000):
-
- Agriculture 65%
- Industry: 5%
- Services 30%
- Unemployment rate:
- 1,7% (1999 est.)
- Inflation rate (Consumer prices):
- -1,6% (2005 est)
- Investment (Gross Fixed):
- ND
- Budget:
-
- Revenues: USD78.700.000
- Expenditures: USD72.230.000
- Public debt:
- ND
- Current account balance:
- USD -28.350.000 (2003 est.)
- Exports:
- USD 34.110.000 FOB (2004 est.)
- Exports - Commodities:
- Copra, beef, cocoa, timber, kava, coffee
- Exports - Partners:
- Thailand 46,5%, India 14,1%, Poland 7,9%, Turkey 7,7%, Japan 6,9% (2005)
- Imports:
- USD 117.100.000 FOB (2004 est.)
- Imports - Commodities:
- Machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, fuels
- Imports - partners:
- Australia 18,4%, Japan 16,6%, Singapore 14,7%, Poland 8.5%, NZ 7,2%, Fiji 6,3% (2005)
- Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
- USD 40.540.000 (2003 est.)
- Debt - external:
- USD81.200.000 (2004)
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