Vanuatu Constitution

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Location: Island nation in South Pacific Ocean

Population: 243,000

Form of Government: Parliamentary Democracy

Date of Constitution: 1980, amended 1981 and 1983

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Citation

Republic of Vanuatu. 1980. "Constitution of the Republic of Vanuatu." Port Vila, Vanuatu.

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