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	Vanuatu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Vanuatu is recognized as a distinct terrestrial ecoregion, called the Vanuatu rain forests (see article).
		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.
		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 on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Vanuatu is a 450-mi (724-km) chain of 80 islands, of which the most important are Espíritu Santo (the largest), Efate, Malakula, Malo, Pentecost, and Tanna.
		Vanuatu's islands are forested and mountainous, formed by volcanic eruptions (and still subject to them).
		Du corail L'étude du récif corallien d'une des îles du Vanuatu a permis à une équipe de chercheurs français et américains.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/V/Vanuatu.asp (451 words)

	Vanuatu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		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)

	Port Vila Presse Online Vanuatu News :: Politics likened to a garden
		Politics is like a public garden where you go out and meet a lot of people that you have never met.
		Vanuatu’s real politics in the past was custom and culture, which has spirits, but nowadays politics has become a war.
		As a young politician and a graduate Wus admires the political leadership of the Late Father of independence, Father Walther Hayde Lini as strong and direct politician who was fair to his electors while carrying out his duty as a national leader.
	www.news.vu /en/news/politics/050106-politics-likened-to-a-garden.shtml (419 words)

	Resources on the Vanuatu
		The population of Vanuatu is 94% indigenous Melanesian.
		Vanuatu was known as the New Hebrides Islands, a condominium of France and...
		Vanuatu is a group of 83 islands in the South West Pacific, North East of...
	www.mongabay.com /indigenous_ethnicities/pacific/Vanuatu.html (859 words)

	Political tensions continue in Vanuatu after Sope government's removal
		Vanuatu will not disclose the identity of depositors in its 55 banks but major companies such as Unelco, TVL, Boral Gas, Mobil, Shell and financial institutions such as banks, trust companies and accounting firms are known to avoid tax payments in their home countries by using Vanuatu's banking facilities.
		Politics in Vanuatu remains the preserve of a small elite, largely based on local allegiances and patronage.
		Vanuatu's adult literacy rate of 34 percent is the lowest of any Pacific nation—and only one in five children attend school beyond primary education.
	www.wsws.org /articles/2001/apr2001/vanu-a23.shtml (2062 words)

	Vanuatu government collapses following Australian economic threats
		The ousting of Vohor was the culmination of bitter domestic political infighting and the direct intervention of the Australian government in the affairs of the small South Pacific Island nation.
		Vanuatu’s relationship with Australia, Lini declared, was more valued because of “what has happened in the past few weeks”.
		Vanuatu, which only achieved independence in 1980, was previously jointly ruled by Britain and France.
	www.wsws.org /articles/2004/dec2004/vanu-d22.shtml (1559 words)

	Vanuatu biography .ms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		In the 1960s, the ni-Vanuatu people started to press for self-government and later independence, which was finally granted by both European nations on July 30, 1980.
		During the 1990s, Vanuatu experienced political instability, which eventually resulted in a more de-centralised government.
		The chief of state, the President, is chosen by the parliament and the president of the 6 provincial government every five years.
	vanuatu.biography.ms (645 words)

	Vanuatu Human Rights
		Vanuatu, a small South Pacific island nation that gained independence from Britain and France in 1980, has a parliamentary form of government.
		Vanuatu was invited by the Community of Democracies' (CD) Convening Group to attend the November 2002 second CD Ministerial Meeting in Seoul, Republic of Korea, as a participant.
		The Constitution prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, place of origin, religious or traditional beliefs, political opinions, language, or sex; however, women remained victims of discrimination in the tradition-based society.
	www.nationbynation.com /Vanuatu/Human.html (3039 words)

	Bankintroductions.com - VANUATU
		Vanuatu currently receives foreign economic assistance from several countries (Australia, New Zealand) along with other aid donors, this economic support would certainly help hedge any large significant currency risk and help support the vatu’s exchange value since Vanuatu’s national economy is extremely tiny in relation to these wealthy nations.
		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.
		Vanuatu has caught the eye of the OECD by being previously fllisted for the foreign concern to this growing offshore banking industry.
	www.bankintroductions.com /vanuatu.html (1510 words)

	Melanesia in Review: Issues and Events, 2004: Vanuatu
		National politics in Vanuatu in 2004 were again dominated by personalities rather than policies, with a number of changes of government throughout the year as personal alliances shifted.
		The Electoral Commission, which is a separate body that administers all official elections in Vanuatu, cleared thirty-one candidates as eligible to be appointed president, and voting began on 8 April.
		Claims of interference by Australians in Vanuatu politics got a further boost when there was an attempt to have Vohor arrested at the airport in relation to charges of contempt of court.
	archives.pireport.org /archive/2005/August/08-24-tcp-van.htm (3294 words)

	Vanuatu - (Florence Article) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Vanuatu consists of 83 islands, of which two - Matthew and Hunter - are also claimed by the French overseas department ofNew Caledonia.
		Vanuatu is recognized as a distinct terrestrialecoregion, called the Vanuatu rainforests (see article).
		Vanuatu is part of the Australasia ecozone, which also includes neighboring New Caledonia and the Solomon Islands, as well asAustralia, New Guinea, andNew Zealand.
	www.siltcoosnews.com /articles/index.cfm?artOID=291788&cp=125025 (712 words)

	Port Vila Presse Online Vanuatu News :: Politics
		The second political advisor from the ministry of youth and sport, Mannina Packett, confirmed her resignation from her position because of what she described as "unresolved matters" within that ministry.
		The former Vanuatu prime minister and present minister of agriculture has condemned the political moves of the leader of the opposition, which last week tried to bring down the Lini government, potentially de-stabilising the country.
		Members of parliament, their political advisers, senior public servants, NGOs and chiefs participating in the Stable and Effective Parliamentary Governance Forum held at Parliament House, 19-20 May 2005, have placed the issue of political reform for Vanuatu squarely on the table.
	www.news.vu /en/news/politics/index.shtml (2625 words)

	Correspondents Report - The drama of politics in Vanuatu
		Oh, and by the way, Vanuatu's Foreign Minister — who was jailed for forgery two years ago but pardoned by the President — has gone to New York to address the United Nations where he says he'll pick a fight with Indonesia over independence for West Papua.
		The Vanuatu Court of Appeal will now decide whether Mr Vohor's outburst, that Lunabek had fl skin but a white heart, is or is not covered by Parliamentary privilege.
		Vanuatu, like the other Melanesian states of Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands, is never short of news, as the unsteady governments in all three try to adapt their tribal past to the rules of Western democracy.
	www.abc.net.au /correspondents/content/2004/s1206718.htm (521 words)

	Vanuatu
		Throughout the year, both the government-owned and the independent press reported criticisms of political leaders freely and apparently without hindrance.
		Vanuatu has three institutions of higher education--a teachers college, an agricultural school, and an annex of the University of the South Pacific.
		In addition membership in the Vanuatu Public Servants Union fell dramatically following the Government's wholesale dismissal of hundreds of full-time public servants during a protracted general strike in 1994.
	www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2000/eap/index.cfm?docid=814 (2449 words)

	Politics of Vanuatu -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The constitution also provides for the establishment of village or island courts presided over by chiefs to deal with questions of (Click link for more info and facts about customary law) customary law.
		Government and society in Vanuatu tend to divide along linguistic-- (The Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France) French and (An Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the Commonwealth countries) English--lines.
		Following independence, Vanuatu requested assistance from (A parliamentary democracy on the eastern half of the island of New Guinea) Papua New Guinea, whose forces restored order on Santo.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/p/po/politics_of_vanuatu.htm (1105 words)

	Fact Sheet, Vanuatu, South Pacific (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Politics: Vanuatu is a self-governing Republic and a member of the Commonwealth of Nations.
		Religion: The main denominations in Vanuatu are Presbyterian, Anglican and Catholic.
		Air Vanuatu operates to all major islands in the country and has daily flights from Bauerfield airport, Port Vila.
	www.jasons.com /001813,,,,,PG,1,0.mel (767 words)

	Vanuatu - (Donald Article) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		In the 1960s, the ni-Vanuatu people startedto press for self-government and later independence, which was finally granted by both European nations on July 30, 1980.
		The economy is based primarily on subsistence or small-scale agriculture, which provides a living for 65% of the population.Fishing, offshore financial services, and tourism, with about 50,000 visitors in 1997, are other mainstays of the economy.Mineral deposits are negligible; the country has no known petroleum deposits.
		Christianity is the predominant religion in Vanuatu, consisting ofseveral denominations.
	www.donaldnews.com /articles/index.cfm?artOID=291788&cp=125025 (712 words)

	Vanuatu
		Vanuatu, a small South Pacific island nation of approximately 183,000 persons that was administered jointly by Britain and France prior to its independence in 1980, has a parliamentary form of government with a 52-member Parliament, a Prime Minister, and a President.
		The Constitution provides fundamental rights and freedoms for "all persons...without discrimination on the grounds of race, place of origin, religious or traditional beliefs, political opinions, language, or sex." Despite constitutional and legal protections, women remain victims of discrimination in this tradition-based society.
		Women also are inhibited by tradition from owning land, and at least one women's advocate believes this limitation serves to underpin their secondary status.
	www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/1999/310.htm (2671 words)

	Vanuatu - Interesting Books About Social and Political Issues
		One of the significant recommendations for the future is for the establishment of a committee to canvas the need for a Human Rights Commission in Vanuatu and for further research and investigation, particularly in the area of sexual harassment in the workplace.
		The book illustrates not only the high esteem in which Grace was held in Vanuatu by those she championed, but also the extraordinary range of her influence across the Pacific”.
		Shirley Randell contributes a thoughtful introduction or ‘overview’, in which she comments on traditional gender values in Vanuatu, emphasises the transition from their traditional role in society that the women featured in the book have had to make in barely a generation, and analyses some of the common experiences and difficulties of her Role Models.
	www.janesoceania.com /vanuatu_books (1953 words)

	Vanuatu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Vanuatu This map is an approximation of actual country borders.
		Vanuatu is a former Franco-British condominium known as the New Hebrides, Vanuatu became independent in 1980.
		Vanuatu is an independent republic with three official languages: Bislama, English and French Australian High Commission in Vanuatu website.
	infowide.info /?q=vanuatu (807 words)

	1000Countries.com: Vanuatu III: vanuatu, VANUATU (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Vanuatu enjoys the peculiar advantage of being in the southwest Pacific over 1,800 kilometers from the Australian coast...
		VANUATU Vanuatu is the friendly face of the...
		Vanuatu, a small South Pacific island nation of approximately 183,000 persons that was ruled...
	www.1000countries.com /countries_of_the_world/vanuatu_3.html (2487 words)

	Vanuatu Politics - Vanuatu Real Estate
		Vanuatu has a democratic government, with a President elected for five years by an electoral college comprising members of parliament and the presidents of regional councils.
		Parliament is unicameral, with 52 members of parliament elected by popular vote.
		There is also a National Council of Chiefs that advises on custom and land matters.
	www.vanuatu.islands-real-estate.com /vanuatu_politics.cfm (72 words)

	IFUW - Vanuatu Association of University Women - Activities
		The booklet also includes sections on the Vanuatu Women in Politics organisation and suggests strategies for closing the gender gap in representative institutions and for bringing more women into public and political life.
		Statistics on women in governments in the Pacific and on decision making groups and institutional boards indicate how much more needs to be done before women take their proper place alongside men in Vanuatu society.
		The publication was assisted by a Vanuatu Association of Women Graduates project funded by the International Federation of University Women's Virginia Guildersleeve Foundation grant for creative writing.
	www.ifuw.org /vanuatu/activities-010703.htm (813 words)

	Vanuatu : Geography, People, Politics, Government, Economy, transport
		Supreme Court (chief justice is appointed by the president after consultation with the prime minister and the leader of the opposition, three other justices are appointed by the president on the advice of the Judicial Service Commission)
		Vanuatu does not have an embassy in the US; it does, however, have a Permanent Mission to the UN Diplomatic representation from the US:
		This South Pacific island economy is based primarily on small-scale agriculture, which provides a living for 65% of the population.
	www.studentsoftheworld.info /infopays/wfb.php3?CODEPAYS=VAN (1050 words)

	Government, Politics, Law : Vanuatu : Selected Internet Resources (Portals to the World, Library ofCongress)
		Accountable to the Minister of Lands, Natural Resources, Geology, Energy and Environment, the Environment Unit is the government agency responsible for providing technical advice on environmental matters to the government and peoples of Vanuatu.
		Run by the Research School of Asian and Pacific Studies at Australian National University, this project encourages scholarship and dialogue on political science in Melanesia.
		The project emphasizes Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, New Caledonia and Fiji but also includes Papua/Irian Jaya and Timor in the culturally related region to the west and Pacific Islands countries to the east and north.
	www.loc.gov /rr/international/asian/vanuatu/resources/vanuatua-government.html (491 words)

	> Vanuatu abcworld.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Companies, like Kazaa, choose to incorporate in Vanuatu to avoid regulation and legal challenges.
		Cargo cults also atract some followers, see Jon Frum.
		Find vanuatu at one of the best sites the Internet has to offer!
	www.abcworld.net /Vanuatu.html (828 words)

	Radio Australia - News - Australian aid threat plays role in Vanuatu politics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Vanuatu's new Prime Minister, Ham Lini, concedes Australia's threat to cut aid to the country played a role in last weekend's defeat of his predecessor, Serge Vohor, in a parliamentary vote of no confidence.
		Last month, Mr Downer threatened to cut non-humanitarian aid to Vanuatu claiming that Mr Vohor had abandoned good governance, interfered with the judiciary and threatened the media.
		But, Mr Lini said Australia was not alone is putting on the pressure.
	www.abc.net.au /ra/news/stories/s1268116.htm (254 words)

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