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signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
@Vanuatu:People
Population: 189,618 (July 2000 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 37% (male 35,934; female 34,404)
15-64 years: 60% (male 58,155; female 55,156)
65 years and over: 3% (male 3,228; female 2,741) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.74% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 25.93 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 8.52 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.18 male(s)/female
total population: 1.05 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 62.52 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 60.57 years
male: 59.23 years
female: 61.98 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 3.29 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality:
noun: Ni-Vanuatu (singular and plural)
adjective: Ni-Vanuatu
Ethnic groups: indigenous Melanesian 94%, French 4%, Vietnamese,
Chinese, Pacific Islanders
Religions: 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%
Languages: English (official), French (official), pidgin (known as
Bislama or Bichelama)
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 53%
male: 57%
female: 48% (1979 est.)
@Vanuatu:Government
Country name:
conventional long form: Republic of Vanuatu
conventional short form: Vanuatu
former: New Hebrides
Data code: NH
Government type: republic
Capital: Port-Vila
Administrative divisions: 6 provinces; Malampa, Penama, Sanma, Shefa,
Tafea, Torba
Independence: 30 July 1980 (from France and UK)
National holiday: Independence Day, 30 July (1980)
Constitution: 30 July 1980
Legal system: unified system being created from former dual French and
British systems
Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
Executive branch:
chief of state: President Father John BANI (since 25 March 1999)
head of government: Prime Minister Barak SOPE (since 25 November
1999); Deputy Prime Minister Stanley REGINALD (since 25 November 1999)
cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister,
responsible to Parliament
elections: president elected by an electoral college consisting of
Parliament and the presidents of th
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