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	MSN Encarta - Vanuatu
		Vanuatu is governed under a constitution that came into effect with the republic’s independence in 1980.
		The president appoints the chief justice of the court upon the advice of the prime minister and the leader of the opposition.
		Vanuatu also belongs to the Commonwealth of Nations, a voluntary association of countries and territories that give symbolic or actual allegiance to the United Kingdom.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761576920_2/Vanuatu.html (1198 words)

	Vanuatu Profile
		Vanuatu is a "Y" shaped archipelago of volcanic islands and submarine volcanoes in the South Pacific Ocean, stretching from 13.2' to 20.5' South to 166.2' to 170' East.
		Vanuatu is 2,172 kilometers (1,303 miles) northeast of Sydney and 5,750 kilometers (3,450 miles) southwest of Honolulu.
		Vanuatu is rich in both underwater and underground caves formed both by volcanic activity and the erosion of limestone and the much softer ash.
	www.vanuatustatistics.gov.vu /VanProfile/profile.htm (2266 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search View - 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 /text_761576920__1/Vanuatu.html (2451 words)

	Alfred Maseng - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He was also the president of Vanuatu for two brief periods lasting about a month each, during 1994 and 2004.
		Maseng had been acting president of Vanuatu from January 30 to March 2, 1994, while he was speaker of parliament and an acting president was needed in the interval between the expiration of a president's term and the next presidential election.
		He was removed as president on May 11, 2004, by the Supreme Court, which ruled that the election was invalid because of a rule banning people with criminal records from being elected.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alfred_Maseng (305 words)

	Country Profile - Facts about Vanuatu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Vanuatu, an archipelago of approximately 83 islands is situated in the South-western Pacific Ocean, about 1,750 kilometers east of Australia and 500 kilometers northeast of New Caledonia.
		The new President of the Republic of Vanuatu was elected in August 2004.
		Vanuatu is a full member of the British Commonwealth, the French League of Nations, the United Nations, Agence de Co-operation Culturelle et Technique, the South Pacific Bureau for Economic Co-operation (SPEC), the Secretariat of the Pacific Community, the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank (which has its regional headquarters here in Port Vila).
	www.investinvanuatu.com /vanuatu/facts.htm (1014 words)

	Vanuatu: A pure Tax Haven specialised in Privacy Protection
		Vanuatu is in the South West Pacific, North East of New Caledonia and North West of Fiji, governed as an independent Republic by its indigenous people.
		Vanuatu is a chain of approximately 80 islands situated between the latitudes of 13 and 21 South and about 1,750 km north east of Sydney, Australia.
		Vanuatu is a pure tax haven, and commercial activities in the country have been greatly influenced by this status.
	www.ptclub.com /compvanuatu.html (1344 words)

	Josias Moli - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Josias Moli is the former speaker of parliament and former acting President of Vanuatu.
		In Vanuatu the speaker of parliament serves as the acting President when Parliament has not elected a new President, which was necessary after the impeachment of Alfred Maseng.
		Moli lost the position of acting President when Parliament and regional presidents were able to elect a new President on August 16, 2004.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Josias_Moli (231 words)

	Boston.com / News / World / Australia/Antarctica / Vanuatu elects new president (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The South Pacific archipelago nation of Vanuatu has chosen a new president, three months after its former leader was dismissed from office when his criminal past was exposed.
		Kelekele, a lawyer in Vanuatu's capital of Port Vila, is the first head of state in the country to hold a university degree.
		The last president, Alfred Maseng Nalo, was deposed in May when it was revealed he had been convicted of fraud.
	www.boston.com /news/world/australia/articles/2004/08/17/vanuatu_elects_new_president (258 words)

	Vanuatu
		Vanuatu believes that the conference on disarmament should have worked towards the goals for which it was originally established.
		Vanuatu is a new supporter to the United Nations peacekeeping role in East Timor and Bosnia and has contributed civilian police to these UN peacekeeping initiatives.
		President, the Vanuatu delegation reaffirms its support and conviction about the crucial role that the United Nations has in ensuring that the world becomes a much safer place to live in.
	www.un.org /webcast/ga/56/statements/011114vanuatuE.htm (1692 words)

	Vanuatu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Vanuatu is a tax haven, and commercial activities in the country have been greatly influenced by this status.
		The Vanuatu Government is extremely active in its support of the Finance Centre Association because of its importance to the Vanuatu economy, and is committed to making the country the Pacific's foremost tax haven.
		Vanuatu is a chain of approximately 80 islands situated between the latitudes of 13
	www.mooresrowland.vu /vanuatu.html (1316 words)

	Vanuatu. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		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).
		In 1980 the New Hebrides became independent as Vanuatu, and a secession movement on Espiritu Santo was put down with aid from Papua New Guinea and Britain.
	www.bartleby.com /65/va/Vanuatu.html (561 words)

	Vanuatu
		The 80 islands of Vanuatu, which extend for 805 km/500 mi in the Pacific Ocean, are home to a Melanesian people of small farmers who sell their products in markets, like the one shown here.
		Vanuatu is an independent republic within the Commonwealth.
		It provides for a president, who is formal head of state, elected for a five-year term by an electoral college consisting of parliament and the presidents of the country's regional councils.
	www.tiscali.co.uk /reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0019883.html (1065 words)

	Vanuatu A-Z Visitors Guide - galleries,gambling,game fishing,gardens,gas,garden boys,gaua island,gay ...
		Vanuatu is in the heart of Melanesia, with Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands to the north, Fiji to the east and New Caledonia to the southeast.
		The Vanuatu Archipelago is a Y-shaped 1300km long chain of four main islands and 80 smaller islands, of which 68 are inhabited.
		The islands themselves are mostly mountains of volcanic origin (several of the islands still have active volcanoes) with narrow coastal plains and have a combined area of 12200 sq kms and a combined coastline length of 2528km.
	www.vanuatuatoz.com /g.html (1735 words)

	Vanuatu
		Vanuatu associates itself with the statement made by the distinguished representative of Tuvalu on behalf of the Pacific Forum Island Group.
		Vanuatu is acutely aware of the fact that the devastating effects of this pandemic is debilitating the already vulnerable members of our society, women, children, and young people.
		Vanuatu hails the creation of the Global Fund for Health and its emphasis on the prevention strategies which are strongly aligned to the goals of many government.
	www.un.org /ga/aids/statements/docs/vanuatuE.html (1066 words)

	The World Today - Vanuatu's new President has a criminal record
		The previous President, Father John Bani, infuriated the Vanuatu Government last year when he pardoned a previous Prime Minister, Barak Sope, who was serving a three-year jail term for forgery.
		Father Bani, who was President of Mr Sope's political party before becoming the President of the nation, freed Sope from jail on the grounds of ill health.
		Vanuatu's Ombudsman, who has the job of trying to enforce the country's leadership code, says the election of a convicted criminal as President may warrant an investigation because proper procedure was not followed.
	www.abc.net.au /worldtoday/content/2004/s1091132.htm (612 words)

	Vanuatu government collapses following Australian economic threats
		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.
		Downer continued to insist that Vanuatu adhere to Australian guidelines on “good governance”—that is, to follow Canberra’s policy dictates in areas such as finance, policing and foreign policy.
	www.wsws.org /articles/2004/dec2004/vanu-d22.shtml (1559 words)

	KPUA.net - KPUA Hawaii News - Vanuatu women demand president stand down
		The groups are citing President Alfred Maseng Nalo's convictions last year in a cocoa-buying fraud that got him a two-year suspended prison term.
		Vanuatu's National Council of Women condemned Nalo's April 12th election as ``a mockery.'' It demanded a new election.
		Nalo was one of three members of Vanuatu's Commodities Marketing Board to be found guilty of swindling one of the country's major cocoa producers.
	www.kpua.net /news.php?id=1910 (159 words)

	Swans Commentary: U.S. Attacks Vanuatu! Wins Stunning Victory!, by Edward S. Herman - herman02
		When State officials finally located Vanuatu on the map, they discovered it to be a country of 80-odd islands in the South Pacific, with a population of 193,000 people, and a GDP of $245 million.
		With this country extremely nervous and on the alert, a message was sent to the President of Vanuatu demanding that Fabian Foboro be turned over to the United States as a possible terrorist.
		Vanuatu authorities showed a picture of Fabian Foboro on his arrival on the dock, a picture that showed him proudly displaying three very large tuna fish.
	www.swans.com /library/art7/herman02.html (876 words)

	InternationalReports.net : Vanuatu 2002
		“Vanuatu is unique in the diversity of products we can offer, such as adventures ranging from kayaking to climbing volcanoes, from diving to observing the local species of butterflies and birds on Bokissa Island,”said Linda Kalpoi, General Manager of the Vanuatu Tourism Office.
		Mal Gibson, Vice President, Vanuatu Hotels and Resorts Association and Vice Chair of the Vanuatu Chamber of Commerce welcomes the recent development of two smaller hotels but says improvements in how the country handles land ownership issues are vital to attract large developers.
		Vanuatu also stands out from its neighbors because it has a strong French influence, clearly seen in the excellent cuisine, yet English is the primary language.
	www.internationalreports.net /asiapacific/vanuatu/2002/tourismindustry.html (833 words)

	Port Vila Presse Online Vanuatu News :: President honoured with biggest ever Pentecost ceremony
		President Mataskelekele had paid a tribute to the founding father of the Vanuatu independence with ten minutes of silence before he proceeded with the laying of a foundation stone beside his grave for a Lini Museum to be built soon.
		After he was received at Fr Leymang nakamal President Mataskelekele performed a pig killing ceremony before he laid another stone to mark the 25th anniversary of the Constitution of the Republic of Vanuatu.
		He also thanked the Vanuatu Teachers Union (VTU) for their contribution and support to ensure that retired teachers are acknowledged for their service to the nation.
	www.news.vu /en/news/national/041219-vanuatu-president-honoured.shtml (592 words)

	President Jiang Zemin Meets Vanuatu PM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		President Jiang Zemin Meets Vanuatu PM President Jiang Zemin Meets Vanuatu PM Chinese President Meets Vanuatu PM President Jiang Zemin met with Prime Minister Barak Tame Sope of the Republic of Vanuatu on November 7 in Zhongnanhai, the central government compound.
		The president also gave high marks to the smooth growth of bilateral ties, including the frequent high-level contacts, fruitful cooperation in all fields, and close coordination on world affairs.
		Although China and Vanuatu are far apart geographically, different in social systems, development level, and cultural background, they are both developing countries of the Asia-Pacific region shouldering the same tasks of safeguarding national sovereignty and territorial integrity, developing their national economies, and lifting people's living standard, Jiang noted.
	english.people.com.cn /english/200011/07/print20001107_54541.html (273 words)

	Channelnewsasia.com
		Vanuatu's parliament passed a vote of no confidence early Saturday to oust Prime Minister Serge Vohor, who last month signed a communique establishing diplomatic relations with Taiwan despite his country's existing ties with Beijing.
		Vanuatu has become the latest flashpoint in China's long-running diplomatic war with Taiwan, which it sees as part of its territory awaiting reunification.
		In the parliamentary election a pro-independence coalition led by President Chen Shui-bian is trying to wrest control of the legislature from a coalition which favours warmer ties with China.
	www.channelnewsasia.com /stories/afp_asiapacific/view/121767/1/.html (695 words)

	Republic of Vanuatu - Country information - Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
		The President of the Republic (the Constitutional Head of State) is elected for a 5-year term by secret ballot by an electoral college comprising Parliament and the Presidents of Vanuatu's six provincial governments.
		Vanuatu adopted a new fiscal format in line with the CRP, part of which was the introduction of a Value Added Tax on 1 August 1998, as well as reform of the tariff structure.
		Vanuatu pulled out of the accession process to join the World Trade Organisation (WTO) just prior to the Doha Ministerial Meeting in November 2001, citing revenue concerns and an inability to agree to US demands on tariff reductions.
	www.dfat.gov.au /geo/vanuatu/vanuatu_brief.html (2164 words)

	Vanuatu -> People, Economy, and Government on Encyclopedia.com 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Leading lights in the 'mother of darkness': perspectives on leadership and value in North Ambrym, Vanuatu.
		Moving histories: an analysis of the dynamics of place 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)

	Vanuatu
		Vanuatu is a 450-mi (724-km) chain of 80 islands, of which the most important are
		Vanuatu - Republic of Vanuatu President: Kalkot Mataskelekele (2004) Prime Minister: Ham Lini (2004) Area:...
		Vanuatu: People, Economy, and Government - People, Economy, and Government The population is predominantly Melanesians, with some Polynesians;...
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/world/A0850476.html (152 words)

	Vanuatu Tourism Office - President Coolidge - Vanuatu
		On February 21 1931, the widow of the 30th President of the United States, Calvin Coolidge, christened the bow of the largest and finest merchant ship ever built by an American shipyard.
		The 654 foot, 21,936 ton "President Coolidge" was the one of the last truly opulent vessel s to be built anywhere.
		However it is strongly recommended that divers take it easy at first, exploring the outside on the first few dives and making gradual penetrations of the wreck.
	www.vanuatutourism.com /vanuatu/export/sites/VTO/en/history/president_coolidge.html (846 words)

	Vanuatu
		Vanuatu is an archipelago of 83 islands lying between New Caledonia and Fiji in the South Pacific.
		Alfred Maseng was elected president in April 2004, but he was forced to step down when his criminal record was revealed.
		Vanuatu - Vanuatu, formerly New Hebrides, officially Republic of Vanuatu, independent republic (1995 est.
	www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0108132.html (545 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 allegations of bribery were, however, overshadowed by the election of the new president of the republic.
		Father John Bani's term as president ended on 23 March, and in early April the Electoral College, which consists of parliament and the chairmen of local government councils (Vanuatu Constitution, Article 34), convened to elect his successor.
	archives.pireport.org /archive/2005/August/08-24-tcp-van.htm (3294 words)

	President Coolidge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		On 1st of November the PRESIDENT COOLIDGE once more sailed from the Golden Gate for the same destinations, and was en route home, midway between Manila and Honolulu, when the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor occured.
		On 26 October 1942, she struck an American mine in the east entrance of the Segond Channel at Espiritu Santo and sank in 20 fathoms of water.
		The President Coolidge is well known as one of the greatest wreck dives in the world.
	www.pacificislandtravel.com /vanuatu/diving/presidentcoolidge.html (461 words)

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