Vanuatu

Population: 192,910 (July 2001 est.)

Languages: English (official), French (official), pidgin (known as Bislama or Bichelama)

Background: The British and French who settled the New Hebrides in the 19th century, agreed in 1906 to an Anglo-French Condominium, which administered the islands until independence in 1980.

Currency: vatu (VUV, No information)

Data from CIA World Factbook. Click on CIA link for more. Click on map or flag for larger images.