_#_Flag: two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and green (bottom)
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
_*_Economy
_#_Overview: The economy is based primarily on subsistence farming
that provides a living for about 80% of the population. Fishing and
tourism are the other mainstays of the economy. Mineral deposits are
negligible; the country has no known petroleum deposits. A small
light industry sector caters to the local market. Tax revenues come
mainly from import duties.
_#_GDP: $137 million, per capita $860; real growth rate 4.3% (1989
est.)
_#_Inflation rate (consumer prices): 7.8% (1989 est.)
_#_Unemployment rate: NA%
_#_Budget: revenues $90.0 million; expenditures $103.0 million,
including capital expenditures of $45.0 million (1989 est.)
_#_Exports: $14.5 million (f.o.b., 1989 est.);
commodities--copra 59%, cocoa 11%, meat 9%, fish 8%, timber 4%;
partners--Netherlands 34%, France 27%, Japan 17%, Belgium 4%, New
Caledonia 3%, Singapore 2% (1987)
_#_Imports: $58.4 million (f.o.b., 1989 est.);
commodities--machines and vehicles 25%, food and beverages 23%,
basic manufactures 18%, raw materials and fuels 11%, chemicals 6%;
partners--Australia 36%, Japan 13%, NZ 10%, France 8%, Fiji 5%
(1987)
_#_External debt: $30 million (1990 est.)
_#_Industrial production: growth rate NA%
_#_Electricity: 17,000 kW capacity; 30 million kWh produced,
180 kWh per capita (1990)
_#_Industries: food and fish freezing, forestry processing, meat
canning
_#_Agriculture: export crops--copra, cocoa, coffee, and fish;
subsistence crops--copra, taro, yams, coconuts, fruits, and vegetables
_#_Economic aid: Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral
commitments (1970-88), $565 million
_#_Currency: vatu (plural--vatu); 1 vatu (VT) = 100 centimes
_#_Exchange rates: vatu (VT) per US$1--109.62 (January 1991), 116.57
(1990), 116.04 (1989), 104.43 (1988), 109.85 (1987), 106.08 (1986),
106.03 (1985)
_#_Fiscal year: calendar year
_*_Communications
_#_Railroads: none
_#_Highways: 1,027 km total; at least 240 km sealed or all-weather
roads
_#_Ports: Port-Vila, Luganville, Palikoulo, Santu
_#_Merchant marine: 129 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 2,242,850
GRT/3,447,671 DWT; includes 33 cargo, 13 refrigerated cargo, 8 container,
11 vehicle carrier, 1 livestock carrier, 5 petroleum, oils, and
lubricants (POL) tanker, 1 chemical tanker, 1 liquefied gas, 55 bulk,
1 combination bulk; note--a flag of convenience registry; the USSR
has 2 ships under the Vanuatu flag
_#_Civil air: no major transport aircraft
_#_Airports: 32 total, 28 usable; 2 with permanent-surface runways;
none with runways over 3,659 m; 1 with runways 2,440-3,659 m; 1 with
runways 1,220-2,439 m
_#_Telecommunications: stations--2 AM, no FM, no TV; 3,000 telephones;
satellite communications ground stations--1 Pacific Ocean INTELSAT
_*_Defense Forces
_#_Branches: no military forces; Vanuatu Police Force, paramilitary
force
_#_Manpower availability: males 15-49, 41,183; NA fit for military
service
_#_Defense expenditures: $NA, NA% of GDP
_%_
_@_Vatican City
_*_Geography
_#_Total area: 0.438 km2; land area: 0.438 km2
_#_Comparative area: about 0.7 times the size of The Mall in
Washington, DC
_#_Land boundary: 3.2 km with Italy
_#_Coastline: none--landlocked
_#_Maritime claims: none--landlocked
_#_Climate: temperate; mild, rainy winters (September to mid-May) with
hot, dry summers (May to September)
_#_Terrain: low hill
_#_Natural resources: none
_#_Land use: arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; meadows and pastures
0%; forest and woodland 0%; other 100%
_#_Environment: urban
_#_Note: landlocked; enclave of Rome, Italy; world's smallest state;
outside the Vatican City, 13 buildings in Rome and Castel Gandolfo
(the pope's summer residence) enjoy extraterritorial rights
_*_People
_#_Population: 778 (July 1991), growth rate NEGL% (1991)
_#_Nationality: no noun or adjectival forms
_#_Ethnic divisions: primarily Italians but also Swiss and other
nationalities
_#_Religion: Roman Catholic
_#_Language: Italian, Latin, and various other languages
_#_Literacy: 100% (male NA%, female NA%)
_#_Labor force: high dignitaries, priests, nuns, guards, and 3,000
lay workers who live outside the Vatican
_#_Organized labor: Association of Vatican Lay Workers, 1,800 members
(1987)
_*_Government
_#_Long-form name: State of the Vatican City; note--the Vatican City
is the physical seat of the Holy See, which is the central government of
the Roman Catholic Church
_#_Type: monarchical-sacerdotal state
_#_Capital: Vatican City
_#_Independence: 11 February 1929 (from Italy)
_#_Constitution: Apostolic Constitution of 1967 (effective 1 March
1968)
_#_National holiday: Installation Day of the Pope (John Paul II),
22 October (1978); note--Pope John Paul II was elected on 16 October 1978
_#_Executive branch: pope
_#_Legislative branch: unicameral Pontifical Commission
_#_Judicial branch: none; normally handled by Italy
_#_Leaders:
Chief of State--Pope JOHN PAUL II (Karol WOJTYLA; since 16
October 1978);