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Vanuatu is an archipelagic country of volcanic origin in Melanesia, located in the South Pacific Ocean about 1,750 kilometers east of northern Australia. It gained independence from the United Kingdom and France on 30 July 1980. Its capital is Port Vila. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Capital
Port Vila 2
Population
335,908 2
2023 estimate, from Vanuatu's own Wikipedia infobox; the 2020 census recorded 300,019.
Population Estimate Year
2023 2
Area (sq km)
12,189 2
Independence or Founding Year
1980 2
Vanuatu gained independence from the United Kingdom and France, which had jointly administered it as a condominium, on 30 July 1980.
Landlocked
No 3
Income Group
Lower-Middle 4
Government Type
Republic 3
Classification
Sovereignty Status
UN Member State 1
Vanuatu

Cities

Isangel

Vanuatu

Lakatoro

Vanuatu

Luganville

Vanuatu

Norsup

Vanuatu

Port Vila

Vanuatu

Sola

Vanuatu
Connections

Associated With

Melanesia, Regions

Bordered By Water

Coral Sea, Bodies of Water

Has Capital

Port Vila, Cities

Port Vila is the capital of Vanuatu.

Source Port Vila (Wikipedia)
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Nationals Include

Vincent Lunabek

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Viran Molisa Trief

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Source Wikidata: Viran Molisa Trief
Jotham Napat

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Source Jotham Napat (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
Jotham Napat (born 7 August 1972) is a Vanuatu politician and a member of the Parliament of Vanuatu from Tanna Constituency as a member of the Leaders Party of Vanuatu.
Nikenike Vurobaravu

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Source Nikenike Vurobaravu (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
Nikenike Vurobaravu (born 3 December 1951) is a ni-Vanuatu diplomat and politician who has served as President of Vanuatu since 23 July 2022.

Origin Of

Nakamal

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Land Diving

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Site Of

Reserve Bank of Vanuatu

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Found There

Corticium penicillatum

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Ellicean languages

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Epi languages

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Constitution of Vanuatu

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Source Wikidata: Constitution of Vanuatu
Court of Appeal of Vanuatu

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Source Vanuatu 1980 (rev. 2023) Constitution, Court of Appeal, Constitute ProjectArticle 50, Court of Appeal of the Republic of Vanuatu
Quote, Article 50, Court of Appeal of the Republic of Vanuatu
Parliament shall provide for appeals from the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court and may provide for appeals from such appellate jurisdiction as it may have to a Court of Appeal which shall be constituted by two or more judges of the Supreme Court sitting together.
Law of Vanuatu

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Source Law of Vanuatu (Wikipedia)
Supreme Court of Vanuatu

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Source Supreme Court of Vanuatu (Wikipedia)
African Tulip Tree

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Agathis silbae

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Amorphophallus Paeoniifolius

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Banks flying fox

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Source Banks flying fox (Wikipedia)Distribution, Vanuatu
Quote, Distribution, Vanuatu
The Banks flying fox is endemic to Vanuatu in Oceania.
Boston Fern

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Breadfruit

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Brown goshawk

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Source Brown goshawk (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, range
Quote, Distribution and habitat, range
The brown goshawk is widespread through Australia, Wallacea, New Guinea, New Caledonia, Vanuatu and Fiji.
Cacao (Theobroma cacao)

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Chinese Hibiscus

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Cinnamon Clownfish

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Coffee Plant (Coffea arabica)

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Cretan Brake

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Cyathea Medullaris

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Diplazium Esculentum

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Fawn leaf-nosed bat

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Hipposideros cervinus (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Vanuatu
Quote, Taxon page, Country distribution, Vanuatu
Solomon Islands · Vanuatu · Singapore?
Giant African Land Snail

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Giant Salvinia

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Gray Wolf

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Great long-fingered bat

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Source Great long-fingered bat (Mammal Diversity Database)Species page, Country distribution, where it lives (4)
Quote, Species page, Country distribution, where it lives (4)
Solomon Islands · Vanuatu
Insular flying fox

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Source Insular flying fox (Wikipedia)Distribution, Vanuatu
Quote, Distribution, Vanuatu
Its range includes Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Samoa, Tonga, the Cook Islands, Tuvalu, Tokelau, Niue, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Fiji, Wallis and Futuna.
Ipomoea violacea

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Kapok

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Kudzu

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Little long-fingered bat

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Source Little long-fingered bat (Mammal Diversity Database)Species page, Country distribution, where it lives (7)
Quote, Species page, Country distribution, where it lives (7)
Solomon Islands · Vanuatu
Long-tailed fruit bat

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Source Long-tailed fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Vanuatu
Quote, Distribution, Vanuatu
It is found in Fiji and Vanuatu.
Manilkara zapota

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Nautilus vanuatuensis

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Nelumbo nucifera

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Pacific Kauri

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Pineapple

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Poinsettia

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Pomegranate

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Rosy Wolfsnail

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Sacred Lotus

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Small Melanesian long-fingered bat

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Source Small Melanesian long-fingered bat (Mammal Diversity Database)Species page, Country distribution, where it lives (4)
Quote, Species page, Country distribution, where it lives (4)
Solomon Islands · Vanuatu
Tecoma stans

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Temminck's trident bat

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Aselliscus tricuspidatus (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Vanuatu
Quote, Taxon page, Country distribution, Vanuatu
Solomon Islands · Vanuatu
Vanuatu flying fox

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Source Vanuatu flying fox (Wikipedia)Distribution, Vanuatu
Quote, Distribution, Vanuatu
It is endemic to Vanuatu.
Wolf

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Yellow Crazy Ant

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Yellow Fever Mosquito

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Sources
1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroduction
Quote, Introduction
The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.
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2. Vanuatu (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox, capital
    Port Vila
  • Infobox, area
    12,189 km2 (4,706 sq mi)
  • Infobox: population_estimate
    335,908
  • Lead section
    In the 1970s, an independence movement arose, and the Republic of Vanuatu was founded in 1980.
  • Introduction
    an archipelagic country in Melanesia located in the South Pacific Ocean
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3. CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Vanuatu
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)
  • Geography, Coastline
    2,528 km
  • Government, Government type
    parliamentary republic
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4. World Bank Open Data: World Bank Open Data, country list with income level
World Bank Open DataCountry record VUT, incomeLevel
Quote, Country record VUT, incomeLevel
"name": "Vanuatu", "region": { "id": "EAS", "iso2code": "Z4", "value": "East Asia \u0026 Pacific" }, "adminregion": { "id": "EAP", "iso2code": "4E", "value": "East Asia \u0026 Pacific (excluding high income)" }, "incomeLevel": { "id": "LMC", "iso2code": "XN", "value": "Lower middle income" }
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Wikidata: Vanuatu
Wikidata Q686, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source

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