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• The Republic of Vanuatu
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    • Fact Sheet
    • Introduction
    • Geography
    • Socio-economic Profile
    • Government
    • National Social Welfare System
    • Education Profile
    • Health Profile
    • Information Communication Technology
  • Statistical Data on Disability Profile
  • Current Situation of Persons with Disabilities
  • Plan of Action toward Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons, 2003 - 2012
  • Profile of Disability Related Organizations

1. General Fact Sheet

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Government (ii)
Type		Parliamentary Republic
Chief of State		President Kalkot Matas Kelekele (since August 2004)
Head of Government		Prime Minister Ham Lini (since December 2004)
Capital		Port-Vila (Efate)
Administrative Divisions		6 provinces
Demographics
Mid - 2005 Population (thousands) i	211	Age Structure (2004) i
Annual Growth Rate i	1.9%	0 - 14 years	40.0%
Urban Population (2005) i	24.0%	15 - 64 years	57.0%
Nationality	Ni-Vanuatu	Over 65 years	3.0%
Ethnic Group (1999 census) ii		Sex Ratio (2005 est.) ii	1.05 male(s)/female
Ni-Vanuatu	98.5%	Unemployment Rate ii	N/A
Other	1.5%	Population below poverty line ii	N/A
Education (iii)
Adult Literacy (M)	N/A	Enrolment Ratios (GER) (2002/2003)
Adult Literacy (F)	N/A	Primary	113.0%
Public expenditure on Education:total government expenditure (2002/2003)	28.6%	Secondary	28.0%
		Tertiary	N/A
		Compulsory	Yes
Health
Life Expectancy (M) (2005) i	68 years	HIV/AIDS Prevalence ii	N/A
Life Expectancy (F) (2005) i	71 years	HIV/AIDS Figures ii	N/A
		Infant Mortality (per 1,000) (2005) i	31
Economic (ii)
GDP - per capita (2003 est.)	$ 2,900	Contributions to GDP ( 2000 est.)
GDP Growth (2003)	1.1%	Agriculture	26.0%
Budget Growth (2003)		Industry	12.0%
Revenues	$ 52.6 Million	Services	62.0%
Expenditures	$ 54.3 Million
Disability
Major Legislation		N/A
Disability Figure (1999) v	2,749	Disability by Type (1991-1997) iv
Disability Prevalence (1999) v	1.5%	Physical	33.7%
Disability by Sex (M) (1999) v	59.1%	Hearing	23.2%
Disability by Sex (F) (1999) v	41.9%	Visual	15.7%
National Coordination Committee on Disability	N/A	Intellectual	12.9%
		Multiple	8.7%
		Others	5.7%

Source

1. 2005 ESCAP Population Data Sheet, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)
2. CIA-The World Factbook 2005 - Vanuatu (http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/nh.html)
3. UNESCO : Institution for Statistics - education sector (www.uis.unesco.org)
4. The Vanuatu Society for Disabled People
5. Disability Promotion and Advocacy Association from the 1999 National Listing, National Statistics Office