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Administrative divisions 6 provinces; Malampa, Penama, Sanma, Shefa, Tafea, Torba
Capital city	Port-Vila (on Efate)
Capital city > Geographic coordinates	17 44 S, 168 19 E
Constitution	30 July 1980
Executive branch > Cabinet Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister, responsible to Parliament
Executive branch > Chief of state President Kalkot Matas KELEKELE (since 16 August 2004)
Flag description two 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
Government type	parliamentary republic
Independence 30 July 1980 (from France and UK)
Judicial branch Supreme 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)
Legal system unified system being created from former dual French and British systems; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Legislative branch unicameral Parliament (52 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)
National holiday	Independence Day, 30 July
Parliamentary seats > Female	0%		[141st of 143]
Political parties and leaders Greens 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]
Status democracy
Suffrage 18 years of age; universal
Time required to start a business > days	39 days		[71st of 171]
Transnational Issues > Disputes > International Matthew and Hunter Islands east of New Caledonia claimed by Vanuatu and France
United Nations mission http://www.vanuatu.usp.ac.fj/ http://www.vanuatugovernment.gov.vu/

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