{"id":31196,"date":"2026-10-25T11:36:43","date_gmt":"2026-10-25T06:06:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=31196"},"modified":"2026-10-26T17:22:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T11:52:10","slug":"vanuatu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/vanuatu\/","title":{"rendered":"Magnitude 6.9 Earthquake Strikes Near Vanuatu; Tsunami Warning Lifted"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Vanuatu Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A preliminary magnitude 6.9 earthquake recently hit off the coast of Vanuatu, a South Pacific island nation, according to the US Geological Survey, prompting a tsunami warning for the area that was later rescinded. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Vanuatu<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vanuatu, officially the <\/span><b>Republic of Vanuatu,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is an <\/span><b>island country<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> located in the <\/span><b>South Pacific <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Ocean<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a Melanesian <\/span><b>archipelago <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">made up of 83 islands, of which only 65 are inhabited. <\/span><b>Most islands are volcanic <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in origin. The <\/span><b>largest island<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is<\/span><b> Esp\u00edritu Santo.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The islands <\/span><b>extend north-south<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for some 650 km in an irregular<\/span><b> Y shape.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They lie about 800 kilometres <\/span><b>west of Fiji <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and nearly 1800 kilometres<\/span><b> east of<a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/australia\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Australia<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Geography:\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A diverse relief\u2014ranging from <strong>r<\/strong><\/span><b>ugged mountains <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>high plateaus<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to rolling hills and low plateaus, with <\/span><b>coastal terraces<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>offshore coral reefs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014characterizes the islands.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The country is home to <\/span><b>several active volcanoes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, including <\/span><b>Mount Yasur, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">which is one of the <\/span><b>world\u2019s most accessible active volcanoes.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>History<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the <\/span><b>1880s<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>France and the United Kingdom claimed <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">parts of the islands.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In <\/span><b>1906<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, they decided to manage the islands together. This <\/span><b>joint rule<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was called the <\/span><b>New Hebrides Anglo-French Condominium.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the 1970s, people in Vanuatu started a movement to become independent.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Republic of Vanuatu <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">was created in <\/span><b>1980<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Form of Government:<\/b> <b>\u00a0Parliamentary democracy.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Capital<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Its capital and largest city is <\/span><b>Port Vila,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> located on Efate Island.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Currency<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The <\/span><b>vatu <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is the currency of Vanuatu.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>People<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The population of Vanuatu is <\/span><b>94% indigenous Melanesian.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are also small minorities of Europeans, Micronesians, Chinese, and Vietnamese.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Language<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>national language<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is <\/span><b>Bislama <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<\/span><b>a Creole language).\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>official languages<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are <\/span><b>Bislama, English,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>French<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Economy:\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The economy is based on <\/span><b>agriculture, tourism, fishing,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>offshore financial services<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with <\/span><b>kava exports <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">playing a significant role.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vanuatu does <\/span><b>not have income tax, withholding tax, capital gains tax, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">inheritance tax, or exchange control.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">VAT, tourism, and agricultural exports contribute to the national income.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Passports<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> provide a <\/span><b>major source of government revenues.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vanuatu <\/span><b>offers <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a <\/span><b>citizenship-by-investment programme<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, allowing foreigners to obtain citizenship in exchange for a financial contribution, typically for around $1,50,000 USD.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vanuatu passport holders can travel to 56 countries without a visa, making its citizenship-by-investment programme a highly attractive scheme.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraphindia.com\/world\/magnitude-6-9-quake-hits-off-south-pacific-island-nation-vanuatu-tsunami-warning-prompted\/cid\/2186000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>TELE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vanuatu is a stunning island nation in the South Pacific, known for its beautiful beaches, vibrant culture, and unique biodiversity. 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