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Property	Type	Value	Unit	Rank	Empirical method	Date	Comparison
Birth rate	Population property	21.08	Per 1000 Inhabitants	88	Estimation	2010	Birth rate
Death rate	Population property	7.49	Per 1000 Inhabitants	119	Estimation	2010	Death rate
Infant Mortality Rate	Health property	48.17	Per 1000 Live Births	54	Estimation	2010	Infant Mortality Rate
Life Expectancy at Birth	Population property	64.33	Years	169	Estimation	2010	Life Expectancy at Birth
Population growth rate	Population property	1.36	Percent	92	Estimation	2010	Population growth rate
Total Fertility Rate	Population property	2.43	Born per Woman	98	Estimation	2010	Total Fertility Rate
Electricity production	Economic property	42	Gigawatt hour	200	Estimation		Electricity production
Natural gas consumption	Economic property	0	1 Mil. Cubic metre	146	Estimation		Natural gas consumption
Natural gas production	Economic property	0	1 Mil. Cubic metre	147	Estimation		Natural gas production
GDP growth rate	Economic property	3.80	Percent	45	Estimation		GDP growth rate
GDP - per capita (PPP)	Economic property	4800	Dollar	143	Estimation		GDP - per capita (PPP)
GDP	Economic property	1153	Million dollar	195	Estimation		GDP
Inflation rate	Economic property	3.90	Percent	120	Estimation		Inflation rate
Oil consumption	Economic property	1	1000 Barrel per day	202	Estimation		Oil consumption
Oil production	Economic property	0	1000 Barrel per day	156	Estimation		Oil production
Unemployment rate	Economic property	1.70	Percent	10	Estimation		Unemployment rate
Area	Geo property	12189	Square kilometer	163			Area
Population size	Population property	221552		184			Population size

Organisation / Group	Aim	status
Organization of American States	to promote regional peace and security as well as economic and social development	observer
World Trade Organization	to provide a forum to resolve trade conflicts between members and to carry on negotiations with the goal of further lowering and/or eliminating tariffs and other trade barriers	observer
International Organization of the French-speaking World	founded around a common language to promote and spread the cultures of its members and to reinforce cultural and technical cooperation between them
African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States	to manage their preferential economic and aid relationship with the EU
Asian Development Bank	to promote regional economic cooperation
Alliance of Small Island States	to call attention to threats of sea-level rise and coral bleaching to small islands and lowlying coastal developing states from global warming;to emphasize the importance of information and information technology in the process of achieving sustainable development
Commonwealth	to foster multinational cooperation and assistance, as a voluntary association that evolved from the British Empire
Food and Agriculture Organization	to raise living standards and increase availability of agricultural products;a UN specialized agency
Group of 77	to promote economic cooperation among developing countries;name persists in spite of increased membership
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development	to provide economic development loans;a UN specialized agency
International Civil Aviation Organization	to promote international cooperation in civil aviation;a UN specialized agency
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement	to promote worldwide humanitarian aid through the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in wartime, and International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS;formerly League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies or LORCS) in peacetime
International Development Association	to provide economic loans for low-income countries;UN specialized agency and IBRD affiliate
International Finance Corporation	to support private enterprise in international economic development;a UN specialized agency and IBRD affiliate
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies	to organize, coordinate, and direct international relief actions;to promote humanitarian activities;to represent and encourage the development of National Societies;to bring help to victims of armed conflicts, refugees, and displaced people;to reduce the vulnerability of people through development programs
International Labor Organization	to deal with world labor issues;a UN specialized agency
International Monetary Fund	to promote world monetary stability and economic development;a UN specialized agency
International Maritime Organization	to deal with international maritime affairs;a UN specialized agency
International Mobile Satellite Organization	acts as watchdog over Inmarsat (International Maritime Satellite Organization), a private company, to make sure it follows ICAO standards and recommended practices;plays an active role in the development of international telecommunications policies
International Olympic Committee	to promote the Olympic ideals and administer the Olympic games: 2012 Summer Olympics in London, UK;2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia
International Telecommunication Union	to deal with world telecommunications issues;a UN specialized agency
International Trade Union Confederation	to promote the trade union movement
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency	encourages flow of foreign direct investment among member countries by offering investment insurance, consultation, and negotiation on conditions for foreign investment and technical assistance;a UN specialized agency
Nonaligned Movement	to establish political and military cooperation apart from the traditional East or West blocs
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons	to enforce the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling, and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction;to provide a forum for consultation and cooperation among the signatories of the Convention
Pacific Islands Forum	to promote regional cooperation in political matters
South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreement	to redress unequal trade relationships of Australia and New Zealand with small island economies in the Pacific region
Secretariat of the Pacific Community	to serve island development in 22 Pacific countries;to develop technical assistance and professional, scientific, and research support;to build planning and management capability
United Nations	to maintain international peace and security and to promote cooperation involving economic, social, cultural, and humanitarian problems
African Union/United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur	to contribute to the restoration of security conditions which will allow safe humanitarian assistance throughout Darfur, to contribute to the protection of civilian populations under imminent threat of physical attack, to monitor, observe compliance with, and verify the implementation of various ceasefire agreements
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development	to promote international trade
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization	to promote cooperation in education, science, and culture
United Nations Industrial Development Organization	UN specialized agency that promotes industrial development especially among the members
Universal Postal Union	to promote international postal cooperation;a UN specialized agency
World Health Organization	to deal with health matters worldwide;a UN specialized agency
World Meteorological Organization	to sponsor meteorological cooperation;a UN specialized agency

Names (5)

Vanuatu : Name
Republic of Vanuatu : Longname
Vanuatu : Name
- Local
Ripablik blong Vanuatu : Longname
- Local
New Hebrides : Name
- Former

Description

Multiple waves of colonizers, each speaking a distinct language, migrated to the New Hebrides in the millennia preceding European exploration in the 18th century. This settlement pattern accounts for the complex linguistic diversity found on the archipelago to this day. The British and French, who settled the New Hebrides in the 19th century, agreed in 1906 to an Anglo-French Condominium, which administered the islands until independence in 1980, when the new name of Vanuatu was adopted.

Government type

parliamentary republic

Religions

Presbyterian 31.4%, Anglican 13.4%, Roman Catholic 13.1%, Seventh-Day Adventist 10.8%, other Christian 13.8%, indigenous beliefs 5.6% (including Jon Frum cargo cult), other 9.6%, none 1%, unspecified 1.3% (1999 Census)

Natural Resources

manganese, hardwood forests, fish

Export commodities

copra, beef, cocoa, timber, kava, coffee

Vanuatu