AREA ................................................
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12.200
kmq
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POPULATION ..................................
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202.609 in.
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DENSITY .........................................
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16,6 in/kmq
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CAPITAL ..........................................
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Port Vila
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LANGUAGES ....................................
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local languages (more than 100) 72.6%, pidgin (known as Bislama or Bichelama) 23.1%, English 1.9%, French 1.4%, other 0.3%, unspecified 0.7%
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RELIGIONS ......................................
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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)
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CURRENCY ......................................
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Vatu (VUV)
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GDP per CAPITA .............................
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3051 $ (2004)
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HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX ..
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0,468 (119th place)
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LOWEST POINT ...............................
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Pacific Ocean 0 m
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HIGHEST POINT ..............................
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Tabwemasana 1877 m
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INDEPENDENCE ...............................
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30 July 1980 (from France and UK)
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INSTITUTIONAL FORM ...................
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Republic
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WEB DOMAIN ..................................
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.vu
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COUNTRY CODE ..............................
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+678
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