ACOG - Vanuatu  - IBM

Geography

Location: Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to Australia

Area:
total area: 14,760 sq km
land area: 14,760 sq km
comparative area: slightly larger than Connecticut

Land boundaries: 0 km

Coastline: 2,528 km


People

Population: 173,648 (July 1995 est.)

Age structure:
0-14 years: 41% (female 34,819; male 36,128)
15-64 years: 56% (female 47,320; male 50,456)
65 years and over: 3% (female 2,217; male 2,708)

Population growth rate: 2.22% (1995 est.)

Birth rate: 31.26 births/1,000 population

Death rate: 9.06 deaths/1,000 population

Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population

Infant mortality rate: 66.3 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 59.71 years
male: 57.9 years
female: 61.61 years

Total fertility rate: 4.14 children born/woman

Ethnic divisions: indigenous Melanesian 94%, French 4%, Vietnamese, Chinese, Pacific Islanders

Religions: Presbyterian 36.7%, Anglican 15%, Catholic 15%, indigenous beliefs7.6%, Seventh-Day Adventist 6.2%, Church of Christ 3.8%, other 15.7%

Languages: English (official), French (official), pidgin (known as Bislama or Bichelama)

Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1979)
total population: 53%
male: 57%
female: 48%


Government

Names:
conventional long form: Republic of Vanuatu
conventional short form: Vanuatu

Type: republic

Capital: Port-Vila

Independence: 30 July 1980 (from France and UK)

Constitution: 30 July 1980


Economy

National product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $200 million

National product real growth rate:

National product per capita: $1,200

Inflation rate (consumer prices): 2.3%

Unemployment rate:

Electricity:
capacity: 17,000 kW
production: 30 million kWh
consumption per capita: 181 kWh



Olympic Factoid
The Mother Nature was kind to Olympic athletes and spectators. The average high temperature during the Games was 89 degrees with an average low of 72 degrees. Highest temperature registered (20 July) - 99 degrees. Lowest high temperature registered is 79 degrees (28 July).