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It is the only language that can be understood and spoken by the majority of Vanuatu's population as a second language. In addition 113 indigenous languages are still actively spoken in Vanuatu. [1] The density of languages per capita is the highest of any nation in the world, with an average of 2,000 speakers per language.
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.
The following chart lists countries and dependencies along with their capital cities, in English and non-English official language(s). In bold : internationally recognized sovereign states The 193 member states of the United Nations (UN)
Cultural (iii) (v) (vi) 2008 Chief Roi Mata’s Domain is the first site to be inscribed in Vanuatu. It consists of three early 17th century AD sites on the islands of Efate, Lelepa and Artok associated with the life and death of the last paramount chief, or Roi Mata, of what is now Central Vanuatu.
Pages in category "Culture of Vanuatu" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
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An enlargeable topographic map of Vanuatu. Geography of Vanuatu. Vanuatu is: a country; Location: Southern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere; Oceania. Melanesia; Time zone: UTC+11; Extreme points of Vanuatu High: Mount Tabwemasana on Espiritu Santo 1,877 m (6,158 ft) Low: South Pacific Ocean 0 m; Land boundaries: none
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.