d NA
November 1995); note - after election, a coalition was formed by the
Union of Moderate Parties and the National United Party to form a new
government on 16 December 1991, but political party associations are
fluid; results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (46 total) UMP
19, NUP 10, VP 10, MPP 4, TUP 1, Nagriamel 1, Friend 1
note: the National Council of Chiefs advises on matters of custom and
land

Judicial branch: Supreme Court

Political parties and leaders: Vanuatu Party (VP), Donald KALPOKAS;
Union of Moderate Parties (UMP), Maxime CARLOT Korman; Melanesian
Progressive Party (MPP), Barak SOPE; National United Party (NUP),
Walter LINI; Tan Union Party (TUP), Vincent BOULEKONE; Nagriamel
Party, Jimmy STEVENS; Friend Melanesian Party, leader NA; People's
Democratic Party (PDP), Sethy REGENVANU
note: the VP, MPP, TUP, and Nagriamel Party have formed a coalition
called the United Front (UF) heading into the November 1995 elections

Member of: ACCT, ACP, AsDB, C, ESCAP, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM,
IDA, IFC, IFRCS (associate), IMF, IMO, INTELSAT (nonsignatory user),
IOC, ITU, NAM, SPARTECA, SPC, SPF, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU,
WHO, WMO

Diplomatic representation in US: Vanuatu does not have a mission in
the US

US diplomatic representation: the ambassador to Papua New Guinea is
accredited to Vanuatu

Flag: 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

@Vanuatu:Economy

Overview: The economy is based primarily on subsistence farming which
provides a living for about 80% of the population. Fishing and tourism
are the other mainstays of the economy, with 43,000 visitors in 1992.
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.

National product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $200 million (1993
est.)

National product real growth rate: NA%

National product per capita: $1,200 (1993 est.)

Inflation rate (consumer prices): 2.3% (1992 est.)

Unemployment rate: NA%

Budget:
revenues: $90 million
expenditures: $103 m