Protection & Enforcement of IPRs in Vanuatu
Republic of Vanuatu | |
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| Motto: "Long God yumi stanap" (Bislama) Nous nous tenons devant Dieu (French) "With God we stand"[1][2] | |
| Anthem: "Yumi, Yumi, Yumi" (Bislama) "We, We, We" | |
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| Capital and largest city | Port Vila Coordinates: 17°S 168°E / 17°S 168°E |
| Official languages | |
| Ethnic groups (1999) |
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| Religion (2010)[3] |
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| Demonym(s) | Ni-Vanuatu and Vanuatuan |
| Government | Unitary parliamentary republic |
| Nikenike Vurobaravu | |
| Bob Loughman | |
| Legislature | Parliament |
| Independence | |
• from the United Kingdom and France | 30 July 1980 |
• Admitted to the United Nations | 15 September 1981 |
| Area | |
• Total | 12,189 km2 (4,706 sq mi) (157th) |
| Population | |
• 2020 estimate | 307,815[4] (181st) |
• 2016 census | 272,459[5] |
• Density | 19.7/km2 (51.0/sq mi) (188th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2018 estimate |
• Total | $820 million[6] (178th) |
• Per capita | $2,850[6] (155th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2018 estimate |
• Total | $957 million[6] (175th) |
• Per capita | $3,327[6] (124th) |
| Gini (2010) | 37.6[7] medium |
| HDI (2019) |  0.609[8]medium · 140th |
| Currency | Vatu (VUV) |
| Time zone | UTC+11 (VUT (Vanuatu Time)) |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +678 |
| ISO 3166 code | VU |
| Internet TLD | .vu |
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Vanuatu
Vanuatu, officially the Republic of Vanuatu, is an island country located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is 1,750 km (1,090 mi) east of northern Australia, 540 km (340 mi) northeast of New Caledonia, east of New Guinea, southeast of the Solomon Islands, and west of Fiji.