| Market (formerly known as the New Hebrides) |
| Population: 224,564 (4 main islands; 80 smaller islands about 60 of which are inhabited; north of New Caledonia ) |
| Overseas Vanuatuans: 2,000 |
| Languages: English (official); Bislama (official); French(official); also over 100 Polynesian languages with none having |
| more than 6,000 speakers. |
| 7,200 land line telephones |
| 126,500 cellular phones |
| 17,000 internet users |
| Vanuatu has 25 volcanoes half of which are active. The 1913-14 eruption of Ambrym was the most powerful in Melanesia |
| in 400 years. The 50 AD eruption was at least a VEI=6 - caused climate changes across the planet. Ambryn has also |
| erupted destructively in 1894, 1929 and 1951. A major eruption in the future would impact Pacific air travel. |
| very seismically active area with volcanoes, hurricanes, earthquakes and tsunamis |