GDP Official Exchange Rate (OER is more precise at gauging a countries economic power)
(Estimated 2011): $800 million (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (OER) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): (US$) or (GBP)
GDP Purchasing Power Parity (PPP is good for gauging living conditions and use of resources but not as accurate as OER. This data has been calculated based on the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States)
(Estimated 2011): $1.224 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (PPP) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): $4,900 (US$) or (GBP)
Capital: Port-Villa
Population (Estimated July 2012): 227,574
Area: 12,190km2 or 4,707mi2
Currency: Vatu (Vt)
Official Language: Bislama, French and English
Political Information: Parliamentary Republic
Official Religion: No Official Religion (approximately 55.6% of the population are Protestant, 13.1% are Roman Catholic, 13.8% have other Christian Beliefs, 5.6% have indigenous beliefs, 9.6% have other religious beliefs, 1% have no religious beliefs and 1.3% have unspecified beliefs)
Highest Mountain: Tabwémasana at 1,877m or 6,158ft
Largest River:
Time Zone (GMT/UTC): +11:00
Wildlife:
Counties/Provinces/States: 6 provinces; Malampa, Penama, Sanma, Shefa, Tafea, Torba
Leaders: President Iolu Abil and Prime Minister Sato Kilman
Additional: Gained independence from France and the U.K. on the 30th of July 1980.
Sources: CIA World Fact Book, and Encyclopaedia Britannica.
Vanuatu (Ripablik blong Vanuatu (Bislama); République de Vanuatu (French); Republic of Vanuatu (English))
