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  Vanuatu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vanuatu is part of the Australasia ecozone, which also includes neighboring New Caledonia and the Solomon Islands, as well as Australia, New Guinea, and New Zealand.
The economy is based primarily on subsistence or small-scale agriculture, which provides a living for 65% of the population.
Vanuatu is a tax haven that does not release account information to other governments and law enforcement agencies.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vanuatu   (866 words)

  
 Vanuatu   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Vanuatu will be featured in the 9th edition of the reality TV program Survivor.
Vanuatu consists of 83 islands, of which two - Matthew and Hunter - are also claimed by the French overseas department of New Caledonia.
Vanuatu is a tax haven that doesn't release account information to other governments and law enforcement agencies.
www.bidprobe.com /en/wikipedia/v/va/vanuatu.html   (651 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Vanuatu
Main article: Politics of Vanuatu The constitution created a republican political system headed by a president who has primarily ceremonial powers and is elected by a two-thirds majority in an electoral college consisting of members of Parliament and the presidents of Regional Councils.
Penama is a province of Vanuatu, occupying the islands of Ambae, Maewo, and Pentecost.
Main article: Economy of Vanuatu Vanuatus economy is primarily agricultural; 80% of the population is engaged in agricultural activities that range from subsistence farming to smallholder farming of coconuts and other cash crops.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Vanuatu   (4664 words)

  
 Economy of Vanuatu - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Vanuatu's economy is primarily agricultural; 80% of the population is engaged in agricultural activities that range from subsistence farming to smallholder farming of coconuts and other cash crops.
Tourism is Vanuatu's fastest-growing sector, having comprised 40% of GDP in 2000.
Vanuatu claims an exclusive economic zone of 680,000 square kilometers and possesses substantial marine resources.
www.open-encyclopedia.com /Economy_of_Vanuatu   (456 words)

  
 MSN Encarta - Vanuatu
Vanuatu's exclusive economic zone—that is, the area of the ocean in which it controls fishing and other rights—covers about 1.8 million sq km (about 700,000 sq mi).
Most of Vanuatu’s islands are peaks of volcanic mountain ranges that rise from the ocean floor; several of the volcanoes are active, including Mount Yasur on the island of Tanna.
Although Vanuatu’s government originally discouraged tourism beyond Éfaté in an effort to preserve isolated island cultures, the desire to spread the tourism industry’s economic benefits more widely has led in recent years to an increase in rural and village-based tourism.
encarta.msn.com /encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx?refid=761576920   (1238 words)

  
 100% Renewable Energy Economy for Vanuatu
The Government of Vanuatu is aware that the world is on the brink of a major energy revolution using renewable energies to manufacture hydrogen-based fuels.
Vanuatu has significant potential for geothermal energy development and, using this combined with hydrogen generation technology, the country could be free of our current oil dependency and become a fuel-producing nation.
This means that Vanuatu will work in partnership with industrial nations, leading industries that manufacture renewable energy and hydrogen equipment and its regional organizations and other Pacific island nations, to develop its geothermal and hydroelectric potential to the fullest and to manufacture its own hydrogen fuels.
www.vanuatu.gov.vu /energy%20statement.html   (740 words)

  
 Vanuatu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The Republic of Vanuatu is a country located in the South Pacific Ocean.
In 1606, the Portuguese-Spanish explorer Pedro Fernández de Quiros became the first European to reach the islands.
The chief of state, the President, is chosen every five years by the parliament and the presidents of the six provincial governments.
www.sevenhills.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Vanuatu   (718 words)

  
 Economy of Vanuatu   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Vanuatu 's economy is primarily agricultural ; 80% of the population is engaged agricultural activities that range from subsistence farming to smallholder farming of coconuts and other cash crops.
Tourism is Vanuatu's fastest-growing sector having comprised of GDP in 2000.
Vanuatu claims an exclusive economic zone of 000 square kilometers and possesses substantial marine resources.
www.freeglossary.com /Economy_of_Vanuatu   (725 words)

  
 Vanuatu (10/05)
Vanuatu is a 'Y' shaped archipelago that comprises 80 islands.
The population of Vanuatu is 94% indigenous Melanesian.
Vanuatu is a member of the United Nations and its specialized and related agencies, including the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund; South Pacific Commission; South Pacific Forum; Non-Aligned Movement; Commonwealth, Group of 77; and Asian Development Bank (ADB).
www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/2815.htm   (2914 words)

  
 Bankintroductions.com - VANUATU   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
ECONOMY: Vanuatu is considered to be that of a third world developing nation status economically as the majority of citizens (65 percent) for the most part survive on subsistence agriculture although great changes are underway.
The economy today remains relatively stagnant for the most part as Vanuatu experienced a slowdown in 2001-02 from the fallout of two typhoons that hit the nation in year 2000 and a powerful earthquake in January 2002 coupled with the global economic slowdown in 2001.
Vanuatu is also fortunate to be located fairly close to both New Zealand and Australia of which both nations are wealthy stable first world economies and aid donors to Vanuatu.
www.bankintroductions.com /vanuatu.html   (1510 words)

  
 100% Renewable Energy Economy for Vanuatu
Vanuatu, like all the other small island developing states of the world, is concerned about global warming and the drastic effects of climate change on our marine life and our weather conditions.
Now, Vanuatu has begun a bold new initiative and if you are in the business of renewable energy, or if you are involved with an environmental organization, this initiative could be very important for you.
Vanuatu and the other small island developing states of the world propose that the nations of the world unite to achieve this goal, and use the small island developing states as the place to set up 100% energy economies.
www.vanuatu.gov.vu /energy.html   (438 words)

  
 ADB Loan to Vanuatu for Comprehensive Reform Program - ADB.org
In restructuring the economy, the program seeks to create a broader tax base with a lower and more uniform tariff structure, more spending on social programs, especially health and education, and further opening up of the economy to attract direct foreign investment.
Vanuatu is moving towards private sector-led growth with the aim of expanding output faster than population growth and of sharing the benefits of growth more equitably among the community.
In Vanuatu, however, the CRP was prepared, by the middle of 1997, before the worst struck.
www.asiandevbank.org /printer-friendly.asp?fn=/Documents/News/1998/nr1998043.asp   (644 words)

  
 Port Vila Presse Online Vanuatu News :: Does political instability hurt the Vanuatu economy?
One reason why the economy grew between 1995 and 1997 despite political wobbles could be that there was a lag of a few years before the economy felt the effect.
In Vanuatu, the twists and turns of the economy can be explained by other things.
It certainly doesn’t help the economy if the captain is too busy fighting his first mate to look where the ship is headed.
www.news.vu /en/news/politics/does-political-instabilit.shtml   (852 words)

  
 Information about U.N. (New York) Proofcard®: 22¢ Vanuatu Flag: Flags of the U. N. Series   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Vanuatu's diverse terrain ranges from rugged mountains and high plateaus to rolling hills and low plateaus, with beautiful coastal terraces and unique offshore coral reefs.
Vanuatu's population is primarily Melanesian, although there exists a substantial number of Europeans, Chinese, Vietnamese and New Caledonians.
The economy of Vanuatu is based primarily on the exportation of copra, although its production is often marginal because of high costs, low productivity and remoteness of the islands.
www.unicover.com /EA1BA3ML.HTM   (464 words)

  
 The Vanuatu Economy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Agriculture and associated exports, together with the tourism industry as well as the financial centre are the leading forces in the country's economy.
Vanuatu's prices are largely determined by the price of imports.
For the near to medium term inflation is based on the likely inflation rates of the major trading partners, particularly Australia, and some domestic inflationary pressure as the economy strengthens.
www.investinvanuatu.com /vanuatu/economy.htm   (400 words)

  
 Vanuatu Islands   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Vanuatu is a country in the southwest Pacific Ocean that is made up of more than 80 separate islands.
Vanuatu - The flag, geography, people, government, and economy of the Vanuatu Islands are part of this website.
Vanuatu - You will find a map and information on the economy and government of this island.
www.slc.k12.ut.us /webweavers/lindam/listvanuatuis.html   (271 words)

  
 Vanuatu -> People, Economy, and Government on Encyclopedia.com 2002   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
A member of the Commonwealth of Nations, Vanuatu has a president, a prime minister and council, and a unicameral parliament.
Leading lights in the 'mother of darkness': perspectives on leadership and value in North Ambrym, Vanuatu.
Du corail L'étude du récif corallien d'une des îles du Vanuatu a permis à une équipe de chercheurs français et américains.
encyclopedia.com /html/section/vanuatu_peopleeconomyandgovernment.asp   (480 words)

  
 Port Vila Presse Online Vanuatu News :: Economy
After the recession of 2001-2, the economy is growing faster than it has since the mid-1990s according to 2004 statistics released by the government.
The December 2003 Quarterly Review of the Reserve Bank of Vanuatu shows growth is expected to accelerate this year with all sectors, in particular tourism, recording positive growths.
The economy is anticipated to accelerate in growth in 2004, with all sectors, in particular the tourism sector, recording positive growth.
www.news.vu /en/business/Economy/index.shtml   (1412 words)

  
 Economy of Vanuatu ...
together with tourism and the financial centre, are the mainstay of the economy.
Nevertheless, the economy also relies to a growing extent on the export of beef and fish.
Timber logging operations, insofar as they are managed properly (unfortunately, this is seldom the case), are a substantial source of income.
www.vanuatuparadise.com /NewFiles/anglais/decouverte/economie_ang.html   (111 words)

  
 South Pacific   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Vanuatu is a group of Islands in the South West Pacific, 660 miles due west of Fiji.
The islands of Vanuatu form a Y-shaped chain that extends 800 kilometres from north to south.
The economy of Vanuatu is based on agriculture and all rural families produce most of the food they need.
www.gap.org.uk /uwhere/asiapac_spac_over.html   (201 words)

  
 Economy - Vanuatu - Oceania: foreign merchant, economy subsistence, currency vanuatu, air vanuatu, new zealand
In 2000 Vanuatu had an estimated gross domestic product (GDP) of $211.6 million.
Although Vanuatu’s government originally discouraged tourism beyond Efate in an effort to preserve isolated island cultures, the desire to spread the tourism industry’s economic benefits more widely has led in recent years to an increase in rural and village-based tourism.
The national unit of currency in Vanuatu is the vatu (137.6 vatu equal U.S.$1; 2000 average).
www.countriesquest.com /oceania/vanuatu/economy.htm   (408 words)

  
 CUSO   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The economy of Vanuatu is largely a rural one: more than 80 percent of the population of about 180,000 people survive on subsistence agriculture and coconut and coffee farming.
Port Vila, the capital city, is 1,900-km north east of Brisbane, Australia, and Vanuatu’s nearest neighbours are the small island states of Fiji, the Solomon Islands and New Caledonia.
The project is run through the auspices of VANGO (the Vanuatu Association of NGOs), which was founded in 1991 to act as an umbrella organization and provide a central focus for emerging NGOs in the country.
www.cuso.org /category.asp?lang=1&mode=&fold=&content_id=3ED40E5D28C44E1188D1563F76C53BE4&category_name=Cooperant+Archives&category_id=82F89DC334294F52A7D89020846BC5A5&clickfrom=content   (472 words)

  
 Welcome To Vanuatu Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Vanuatu is a group of 83 islands in the South West Pacific, North East of New Caledonia and North West of Fiji.
The Vanuatu Finance Centre Association is world standard and Vanuatu is well facilitated with a number of international banks.
Tourism - the Pentecost Land Dive and the Toka Ceremony on the island of Tanna are both highlights,together with scuba diving.
www.vanuatu.net.vu   (125 words)

  
 Living in the Republic of Vanuatu: Business, Economy & Real Estate
Vanuatu is not party to any tax treaties, so the theory is that it will not disclose any fiscal information to the government of any other country.Castle, Overmyer, Poole and Schubert (Cops Inc.)
Telecom Vanuatu Limited - Telecom Vanuatu Limited - The company is continuing to invest in an ambitious programme to develop rural telecommunications which covers virtually the whole of the country since the end of 1999, from the Torres Islands in the north to Aneityum in the south.
Alliance Realty, Vanuatu - Alliance Realty, Vanuatu - Alliance Realty Vanuatu specializes in the real estate sales and management of properties in the south pacific island republic of Vanuatu, which is regarded as the premiere offshore financial centre in the South Pacific.
www.escapeartist.com /vanuatu/economy.html   (875 words)

  
 Vanuatu
Vanuatu is an archipelago of 83 islands lying between New Caledonia and Fiji in the South Pacific.
Vanuatu - Vanuatu, formerly New Hebrides, officially Republic of Vanuatu, independent republic (1995 est.
Vanuatu: People, Economy, and Government - People, Economy, and Government The population is predominantly Melanesians, with some Polynesians;...
www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0108132.html   (649 words)

  
 Economy Of Vanuatu   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
If you would like to use this flag of Vanuatu or any other on your website you are welcome to do so, all we ask is that you include a link back to our site on the same page.
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www.appliedlanguage.com /country_guides/vanuatu_country_economy.shtml   (493 words)

  
 Vanuatu's Biodiversity - CHM | Forestry |
Forestry is making an increasingly important contribution to the development and economy of Vanuatu, providing job opportunities, income, and badly needed rural infrastructure.
The forests are a vital part of the country's cultural heritage and contribute to the welfare and economic development of the people.
The principal national goal for the forest sector is to ensure the sustainable management of Vanuatu's forests to achieve greater social and economic benefits for current and future generations.
www.biodiversity.com.vu /fore.htm   (454 words)

  
 Port Vila Presse Online Vanuatu News :: Sanma’s debt recovery year
MP pipette in an address to the People of Santo during the New Years Eve said the people of Sanma should aim to settle all outstanding debts at all levels from the national to individual level.
Pipete emphasized that in order to help improve the economy of Vanuatu, debts must be settled first.
And with the review made, one can tell that the economy of Vanuatu was growing but the mechanism was very slow.
www.news.vu /en/news/national/050107-sanmas-debt-recovery-year.shtml   (508 words)

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