Vanuatu
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Vanuatu (English: (listen) VAH-noo-AH-too or van-WAH-too; Bislama and French pronunciation [vanuatu]), officially the Republic of Vanuatu (French: République de Vanuatu; Bislama: Ripablik blong Vanuatu), is an island country located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is 1,750 km (1,090 mi) east of northern Australia, 540 km (340 mi) northeast of New Caledonia, east of New Guinea, southeast of Solomon Islands, and west of Fiji.
Vanuatu was first inhabited by Melanesian people. The first Europeans to visit the islands were a Spanish expedition led by Portuguese navigator Fernandes de Queirós, who arrived on the largest island, Espíritu Santo, in 1606. Queirós claimed the archipelago for Spain, as part of the colonial Spanish East Indies, and named it La Austrialia del Espíritu Santo.
In the 1880s, France and the United Kingdom claimed parts of the archipelago, and in 1906, they agreed on a framework for jointly managing the archipelago as the New Hebrides through an Anglo-French condominium.
An independence movement arose in the 1970s, and the Republic of Vanuatu was founded in 1980. Since independence, the country has become a member of the United Nations, Commonwealth of Nations, Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, and the Pacific Islands Forum.
Vanuatu was first inhabited by Melanesian people. The first Europeans to visit the islands were a Spanish expedition led by Portuguese navigator Fernandes de Queirós, who arrived on the largest island, Espíritu Santo, in 1606. Queirós claimed the archipelago for Spain, as part of the colonial Spanish East Indies, and named it La Austrialia del Espíritu Santo.
In the 1880s, France and the United Kingdom claimed parts of the archipelago, and in 1906, they agreed on a framework for jointly managing the archipelago as the New Hebrides through an Anglo-French condominium.
An independence movement arose in the 1970s, and the Republic of Vanuatu was founded in 1980. Since independence, the country has become a member of the United Nations, Commonwealth of Nations, Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, and the Pacific Islands Forum.
💬 Languages
Bislama, English, French are the official languages.
💵 Currencies
The official currency is Vanuatu vatu [1 USD = 120.239 VUV].
🏧 Cash / Credit card usage
We don't have any data for credit card usage in Vanuatu.
🧑🤝🧑 Tourism
In 2019, 256K tourists arrived to Vanuatu. In 2018, tourism has contributed to Vanuatu economy with a total of 325M $ income (%62.8).
📱 Bandwidth
Broadband is 🐌slow with 14.66 Mbps.
Broadband (0.51 / 10)
☀️ Climate
Averag yearly temperature is ☀️ 24 °C and hot. Current 3 months (December, January and February) average is 🔥 25 °C and very hot. Current season (winter) is 🔥 25 °C and very hot.
| Yearly average | 24 °C ☀️ |
| 3 month average | 25 °C 🔥 |
| Spring average | 24 °C ☀️ |
| Summer average | 22 °C ☀️ |
| Fall average | 23 °C ☀️ |
| Winter average | 25 °C 🔥 |
About seasons: Remember that seasons in Southern Hemisphere are opposite of the Northern one. This means that in Argentina and Australia, winter begins in June. Currently season averages are rendered according Northern Hemisphere.
📈 Economics
In 2023, gross national income (GNI) was 1.2B $ and with %0.6 increase GNI per capita was 3.8K $. In 2022, consumer inflation was calculated as %6.7.
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