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Capital | Port-Vila |
Government | parliamentary republic |
Currency | vatu (VUV) |
Area | 12,200 km2 |
Population | 196,178 (July 2002 est.) |
Language | English, French, creole (known as Bislama or Bichelama) official; plus 100+ local languages |
Religion | Presbyterian 36.7%, Anglican 15%, Roman Catholic 15%, indigenous beliefs 7.6%, Seventh-Day Adventist 6.2%, Church of Christ 3.8%, other 15.7% (including Jon Frum Cargo cult) |
Calling Code | +678 |
Internet TLD | .vu |
Time Zone | UTC+11 |
Vanuatu (previously known as the New Hebrides Islands) is an archipelago nation consisting of 83 islands in the southwest Pacific Ocean, north of New Zealand and east of Australia.