Vanuatu Official Title: Republic of Vanuatu General Information

Vanuatu Official Title: Republic of Vanuatu General Information:

Capital Port Vila Population (million) 0.n2/8a5 Total Area 12,190 km² Currency 1 CAN$=86.211 Vanuatu Vatu (VUV) (2018 - Annual average) National Holiday Independence Day, 30 July Language(s) English, French and pidgin (Bichelamar)

Political Information: Type of State Republic Type of Government Parliamentary Republic Bilateral Product trade Canada - Vanuatu 0.9 0.8 0.7 Balance

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l 0.4 l Can. President Prime Minister i Imports Tallis Obed Moses Charlot Salwai M 0.3 0.2 Total Trade 0.1 Ministers: Foreign Affairs: Ralph Regenvanu 0 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Statistics Canada

Main Political Parties Canadian Imports Vanua'aku Pati, National United Party, Vanuatu Republican Party, Green Party, Melanesian from: Vanuatu Progressive Party, Union of Moderate Parties, Peoples Progressive Party V eg . Pro d .

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B ase M et al Pro d . Elections: Lans/at: 2016. Next: 2020. 2019 Statistics Canada Economic Information: (2018) IMF Vanuatu Canada Canadian Exports GDP: (billion) $1n.2/a1 $2,222.58 to: Vanuatu GDP per capita: $4,226n.0/a3 $60,078.85 M ach. M ech. Elec. GDP Growth rate: (%) 3.n2/a0 1.83 Pro d. Inflation: (%) 2.n8/a4 2.24 C hemical Pro d . Unemployment: (%) n/a 5.83 Glass & St o ne Pro d .

Product Trade and Investment: (2019) Statistics Canada V ehicles and Eq uip . Canadian Exports: $242,3n2/a6 Specialized Inst . Canadian Imports: $41,7n9/a8 Paper Pro d . 2019 Foreign Direct Investment in Canada (2018) n/a (million) Statistics Canada Canadian Direct Investment to country (2018) n/a (million) Sources: Representation: Statistics/Industry Canada http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/tdo-dcd.nsf/eng/Home Foreign Representation in Canada IMF n/a http://www.imf.org/external/ns/cs.aspx?id=28 Canadian Representation Abroad High Commissioner Paul Maddison (Canberra, AU)

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