Welcome to Vanuatu

Welcome to Vanuatu
National Anthem

	Flag Description two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and green with a black isosceles triangle (based on the hoist side) all separated by a black-edged yellow stripe in the shape of a horizontal Y (the two points of the Y face the hoist side and enclose the triangle); centered in the triangle is a boar's tusk encircling two crossed namele fern fronds, all in yellow; red represents the blood of boars and men, green the richness of the islands, and black the ni-Vanuatu people; the yellow Y-shape - which reflects the pattern of the islands in the Pacific Ocean - symbolizes the light of the Gospel spreading through the islands; the boar's tusk is a symbol of prosperity frequently worn as a pendant on the islands; the fern fronds represent peace
	Iolu Abil - President of Vanuatu since 2 September 2009 Iolu Johnson Abil (born 1942) is a Vanuatuan politician. He was elected and sworn in as the President of Vanuatu on 2 September 2009. Read More
	Sato Kilman - Prime Minister of Vanuatu since 26 June 2011 Sato Kilman is a Vanuatu politician. He was Prime Minister of Vanuatu from December 2010 to April 2011 and from May to June 2011, though his premiership was subsequently annulled by a court of law. He was elected Prime Minister again on 26 June 2011, thus beginning his first legally recognised term in the premiership; he is the current Prime Minister. He is also the current Leader of the People's Progress Party. He is an MP from Lakatoro on Malekula Island. Read More

Vanuatu
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.
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Independence / Republic Days
Independence from France and the United Kingdom 30 July 1980

Capital
Port Vila

Current Time in Port Vila (Vanuatu)

Calling code
678

Currency
Vanuatu vatu (VUV)

Geographic Coordinates
17°45'S 168°18'E

Official languages
Bislama
English
French

Vanuatu : National Anthem
We, We, We

We, we, we are happy to proclaim
We, we, we are the people of Vanuatu

God has given us this land,
We have great cause for rejoicing
We are strong and we are free in this land
We are all brothers

There were many ways before
There are many ways today
But we are all one
Despite our many ways

We know there is plenty of work to be done
We work hard on our many islands
God helps us in our work
He is Our Father!
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