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Capital:
Port-Vila
Area:
14,800 sq km / 5,714 sq ml
Language:
82% Bislama, English, French
Currency:
Vatu
Population:
199,414
Life expectancy:
67 (men), 71 (women)
Literacy rate:
67%
Religions:
80% Christians, animist
Physical features:
Approx 70 inhabited islands including Espiritu Santo, Malekula and Efate; densely forested, mountainous, volcanoes; cyclones on average twice a year
Ethnic distribution:
95% Melanesian, 3% European, 2% Vietamese and Chinese minority
Exports:
Copra, coffee, cocoa, tuna, beef, timber, kava
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