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| NI-VANUATU LANGUAGE STATS: |
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English speakers
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1,900 |
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[36th of 52]
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English status First language speakers are from the United Kingdom. National language. Bible 1535-1989. |
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English-speaking population > First language
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1,900
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[41st of 62]
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English-speaking population > Total
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1,900 |
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[82nd of 99]
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French speakers
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6,300 |
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[21st of 31]
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French status National language. Bible 1530-1986. |
Languages local languages (more than 100) 72.6%, pidgin (known as Bislama or Bichelama) 23.1%, English 1.9%, French 1.4%, other 0.3%, unspecified 0.7% (1999 Census) |
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Languages of the African Union > Illiteracy > Literacy rate
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74
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[126th of 174]
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SOURCES: Ethnologue; Wikipedia: List of countries by English-speaking population
; Wikipedia: List of countries by English-speaking population; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; Wikipedia: Languages of the African Union
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Vanuatu, Republic of Vanuatu
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