Country nameconventional long form: Republic of Vanuatu Government typeparliamentary republic Capitalname: Port-Vila (on Efate) Administrative divisions6 provinces; Malampa, Penama, Sanma, Shefa, Tafea, Torba Independence30 July 1980 (from France and the UK) National holidayIndependence Day, 30 July (1980) Constitution30 July 1980 Legal systemunified system being created from former dual French and British systems; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction Suffrage18 years of age; universal Executive branchchief of state: President Iolu Johnson ABIL (since 3 September 2009) Legislative branchunicameral Parliament (52 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms) Judicial branchSupreme Court (chief justice is appointed by the president after consultation with the prime minister and the leader of the opposition, three other justices are appointed by the president on the advice of the Judicial Service Commission) Political parties and leadersGreens Confederation or GC [Moana CARCASSES]; Jon Frum Movement or JF [Song KEASPAI]; Melanesian Progressive Party or MPP [Barak SOPE]; Nagriamel movement or NAG [Havo MOLI]; Namangi Aute or NA [Paul TELUKLUK]; National United Party or NUP [Ham LINI]; People's Action Party or PAP [Peter VUTA]; People's Progressive Party or PPP [Sato KILMAN]; Shepherds Alliance Party [leader NA]; Union of Moderate Parties or UMP [Serge VOHOR]; Vanuatu Family First Party or VFFP [Eta RORI]; Vanuatu Labor Party or VLP [Joshua KALSAKAU]; Vanuatu National Party or VNP [Issac HAMARILIU]; Vanua'aku Pati (Our Land Party) or VP [Edward NATAPEI]; Vanuatu Republican Party or VRP [Maxime Carlot KORMAN]; Vanuatu Republican Farmers Party or VPRFP [Jean RAVOU] Political pressure groups and leadersNA International organization participationACCT, ACP, ADB, C, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IOC, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM, OAS (observer), OIF, OPCW, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WMO, WTO (observer) Diplomatic representation in the USVanuatu does not have an embassy in the US; it does, however, have a Permanent Mission to the UN Diplomatic representation from the USthe US does not have an embassy in Vanuatu; the ambassador to Papua New Guinea is accredited to Vanuatu Flag descriptiontwo equal horizontal bands of red (top) and green with a black isosceles triangle (based on the hoist side) all separated by a black-edged yellow stripe in the shape of a horizontal Y (the two points of the Y face the hoist side and enclose the triangle); centered in the triangle is a boar's tusk encircling two crossed namele leaves, all in yellow GroupAll, APLAA, Caribbean/Oceania, Australia - Oceania |
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