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| | Vanuatu Demographics and Geography - Columbia Gazetteer of the World Online |
 | | Vanuatu (vah-noo-AH-too), officially the Republic of Vanuatu, independent republic (c.4,587 sq mi/11,880 sq km; 1994 estimated population 160,000; 2004 estimated population 202,609), South Pacific, E of Australia, (cap.) Port Vila; 15°15'S 166°50'E. Geography |
 | | Vanuatu is a 450-mi/724-km double chain of eighty islands; essentially continental-type with largely andesitic volcanoes, of which the most important are Espíritu Santo, the largest (1,524 sq mi/3,947 sq km), Efate (seat of the capital), Malakula, Malo, Pentecost, and Tanna. |
 | | A member of the Commonwealth, Vanuatu has a president, a prime minister and council, and a unicameral parliament, and is also a member of the French Cultural and Technical Organization. |
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