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At birth. 1.05 male (s)/female. Nationality. Nationality. Ni-Vanuatu. Major ethnic. Melanesian - 99.2%. Demographic features of the population of Vanuatu include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects. 4% of the people living in Vanuatu are Europeans. [1]
Map of Vanuatu with its capital, Port Vila, located on its third largest island Rentapau, a wildflowers garden Vanuatu is a Y-shaped archipelago consisting of about 83 relatively small, geologically newer islands of volcanic origin (65 of them inhabited), with about 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) between the most northern and southern islands.
Vanuatu has been divided into six provinces since 1994. The names in English of all provinces are derived from the initial letters of their constituent islands: #. Province. Capital. Main islands. Land Area. (km 2) Population.
663,251 km 2 (256,083 sq mi) Vanuatu (formerly called the New Hebrides) is a nation and group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean. It is composed of over 80 islands with 2,528 kilometres (1,571 mi) of coastline and a total surface area of 12,189 square kilometres (4,706 sq mi). It's a small country with a total size of 12,189 km 2 (4,706 sq mi).
Tanna (sometimes misspelled Tana) is an island in southern Vanuatu. Tanna is the most populous island of Tafea Province, and the third most populous in the whole country (after Efate and Espiritu Santo ). It is home to five indigenous languages, which also rank among the most vibrant in the whole archipelago, ranging from 3500 to 11500 speakers.
The island has a cover of rainforest and is surrounded by coral reefs with typical South Pacific island ecosystems.: 805 History 1863 engraving of the natives of Futuna. Futuna is sometimes said to be the 'Gateway' to the gospel in Vanuatu, the first island where its inhabitants converted to Christianity.
Time zone. UTC+11 (VUT) Port Vila ( / ˈviːlə /; French: Port-Vila ), or simply Vila ( [viˈla] ), is the capital and largest city of Vanuatu. It is located on the island of Efate . The population was 49,034 as of the 2020 census. [ 2] In 2020, the population of Port Vila formed 16.3% of the country's population.
James Cook landing at Tanna island, c. 1774. The Vanuatu group of islands first had contact with Europeans in 1606, when the Portuguese explorer Pedro Fernandes de Queirós, sailing for the Spanish Crown, arrived on the largest island and called the group of islands La Austrialia del Espiritu Santo or "The Southern Land of the Holy Spirit", believing he had arrived in Terra Australis or Australia.