Outline of Vanuatu

The Flag of Vanuatu

The Coat of arms of Vanuatu

The location of Vanuatu

An enlargeable map of the Republic of Vanuatu

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

• 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

An enlargeable topographic map of Vanuatu

• Vanuatu is: a country
• Location:
  • Southern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
  • Oceania
    • Melanesia
  • 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
• Population of Vanuatu: 226,000 - 176th most populous country
• Area of Vanuatu: 12,189 km²
• Atlas of Vanuatu

Environment of Vanuatu

An enlargeable satellite image of Vanuatu

• Climate of Vanuatu
• Renewable energy in Vanuatu
• Geology of Vanuatu
• Protected areas of Vanuatu
  • Biosphere reserves in Vanuatu
  • National parks of Vanuatu
• Wildlife of Vanuatu
  • Fauna of Vanuatu
    • Birds of Vanuatu
    • Mammals of Vanuatu

Natural geographic features of Vanuatu

• Islands of Vanuatu
• Lakes of Vanuatu
• Mountains of Vanuatu
  • Volcanoes in Vanuatu
• Rivers of Vanuatu
  • Waterfalls of Vanuatu
• Valleys of Vanuatu
• World Heritage Sites in Vanuatu: Chief Roi Mata’s Domain

Regions of Vanuatu

Administrative divisions of Vanuatu

• Provinces of Vanuatu

Provinces of Vanuatu

• Malampa
• Penama
• Sanma
• Shefa
• Tafea
• Torba

Demography of Vanuatu

Government and politics of Vanuatu

Politics of Vanuatu

• 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

Executive branch of the government of Vanuatu

• Head of state: President of Vanuatu, Iolu Abil
• 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

• Parliament of Vanuatu (unicameral)

Judicial branch of the government of Vanuatu

• Court of Appeal of Vanuatu
  • Supreme Court of Vanuatu
    • Magistrates Court of Vanuatu
      • Island courts of Vanuatu

Foreign relations of Vanuatu

• Diplomatic missions in Vanuatu
• Diplomatic missions of Vanuatu

International organization membership

The Republic of Vanuatu is a member of:^[1]

African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP) Asian Development Bank (ADB) Commonwealth of Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Group of 77 (G77) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) International Development Association (IDA) International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS) International Finance Corporation (IFC) International Labour Organization (ILO) International Maritime Organization (IMO) International Monetary Fund (IMF) International Olympic Committee (IOC) International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM) International Telecommunication Union (ITU) International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)

Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) Nonaligned Movement (NAM) Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Organization of American States (OAS) (observer) Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreement (Sparteca) United Nations (UN) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Universal Postal Union (UPU) World Health Organization (WHO) World Meteorological Organization (WMO) World Trade Organization (WTO) (observer)

Law and order in Vanuatu

• Constitution of Vanuatu
• Crime in Vanuatu
• Human rights in Vanuatu
  • LGBT rights in Vanuatu
  • Freedom of religion in Vanuatu
• Law enforcement in Vanuatu

Military of Vanuatu

Vanuatu has no military per se. The Vanuatu Mobile Force is a paramilitary force within the police force.^[2]

History of Vanuatu

Main article: History of Vanuatu, Timeline of the history of Vanuatu, and Current events of Vanuatu

• Military history of Vanuatu

Culture of Vanuatu

• Architecture of Vanuatu
• Cuisine of Vanuatu
• Festivals in Vanuatu
• Languages of Vanuatu
• Media in Vanuatu
• National symbols of Vanuatu
  • Coat of arms of Vanuatu
  • Flag of Vanuatu
  • National anthem of Vanuatu
• People of Vanuatu
• Public holidays in Vanuatu
• Records of Vanuatu
• Religion in Vanuatu
  • Christianity in Vanuatu
  • Hinduism in Vanuatu
  • Islam in Vanuatu
  • Judaism in Vanuatu
  • Sikhism in Vanuatu
• World Heritage Sites in Vanuatu

Art in Vanuatu

• Art in Vanuatu
• Cinema of Vanuatu
• Literature of Vanuatu
• Music of Vanuatu
• Television in Vanuatu
• Theatre in Vanuatu

Sports in Vanuatu

• Football in Vanuatu
• Vanuatu at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Vanuatu

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 178th (one hundred and seventy eighth)
• Agriculture in Vanuatu
• Banking in Vanuatu
  • National Bank of Vanuatu
• Communications in Vanuatu
  • Internet in Vanuatu
• Companies of Vanuatu
• Currency of Vanuatu: Vatu
  • ISO 4217: VUV
• Energy in Vanuatu
  • Energy policy of Vanuatu
  • Oil industry in Vanuatu
• Mining in Vanuatu
• Tourism in Vanuatu
• Transport in Vanuatu
• Vanuatu Stock Exchange

Infrastructure of Vanuatu

• Health care in Vanuatu
• Transportation in Vanuatu
  • Airports in Vanuatu
  • Rail transport in Vanuatu
  • Roads in Vanuatu
• Water supply and sanitation in Vanuatu

See also

• 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

1. "Vanuatu". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
2. Miranda Forsyth, A bird that flies with two wings : the kastom and state justice systems in Vanuatu, Australian National University Press

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Vanuatu

• Interactive maps of Vanuatu
• Republic of Vanuatu government
• Vanuatu National Tourism Office
• "In pictures: Vanuatu volcano". BBC News. 2005-12-08. Retrieved 2008-08-05.
• Vanuatu Energy and Rural Economic Development Study