Vanuatu

Official Name:	The Republic of Vanuatu
Sovereign Status:	Sovereign Country
Government Type:	Parliamentary Republic
Official Name (Local Language):	Ripablik blong Vanuatu
ISO Country Codes:	VU : VUT
Internet Domain:	.vu
Government Web Site:	https://www.governmentofvanuatu.gov.vu/

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Capital:	Port-Vila	Main Airports:	Bauerfield International Airport
Language(s):	English;Bislama;French	Population:	303,009
Currency:	Vanuatu Vatu	ISO Currency Code:	VUV
Telephone Dial In:	+678	ID Prefix:	00

Country Summaries:

Political & Cultural Organisations:

African Caribbean and Pacific Group of States; Alliance of Small Island States; Commonwealth of Nations; Community of Democracies; Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie; Pacific Islands Forum; UN; UNESCO;

Travel Guides:

Fodor's Travel; Lonely Planet;

News Resources:

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Government Website:	https://www.governmentofvanuatu.gov.vu/
Central Bank:	Reserve Bank of Vanuatu
Currency USD Exchange Rate:	111.015 vatu (VUV) per US dollar (2020 est.)
Unemployment Rate:	1.7% (1999 est.)
Population below poverty line:	NA
Inflation Rate:	3.1% (2017 est.)

GDP Composition:

Agriculture:	26%	copra, coconuts, cocoa, coffee, taro, yams, fruits, vegetables; beef; fish
Industry:	9%	food and fish freezing, wood processing, meat canning
Services:	65%

Financial & Economic Organisations:

Asian Development Bank; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; Un Economic and Social Commission for Asia the Pacific; UNIDO; World Bank;

Financial & Economic Profiles:

Financial Exchanges:

No Exchange

National Statistics Office:

Vanuatu National Statistics Office;

National Dataset(s):

Trading Economics;

Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? NO

The World Bank’s World Integrated Trade Solution

Business Language(s):	Bislama; English; French
Customs & Excise:	Vanuatu Customs & Inland Revenue
Development Bank(s):	Asian Development Bank;

Competitive Ind’l Performance: N/A	Corruption Perceptions Index: 75/180 (2020)
Ease of Doing Business: 107/190 (2019)	Enabling Trade Index: N/A
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