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30:'s undeveloped road system, with fewer than 100 miles of paved roads, consists mostly of dirt tracks suitable only for four-wheel-drive vehicles. Every island has one or two short airstrips where
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registry; includes ships from 15 countries among which are ships of Japan 28, India 10, US 10, Greece 3, Hong Kong 3, Australia 2, Canada 1, China 1, and France 1 (1998 est.)
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planes land two or three times weekly. In addition, every island has a small port or wharf where small cargo ships and boats regularly dock.
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After arrival on an island, transportation is usually via pickup truck, foot, or small boat. Bicycles are becoming popular in
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have numerous taxis and mass-transit vans. There are no railways in
Vanuatu, although there was a small rail line on
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246:(May 2007). This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
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78 ships (1,000 GT or over) totaling 1,266,634 GT/1,618,877 tonnes
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153:Bauerfield International Airport
806:Federated States of Micronesia
159:Airports - with paved runways:
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64:Vanuatu's main harbors are
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662:Big man (anthropology)
351:Resident Commissioners
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151:32 (1999 est.) (See
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135:flag of convenience
563:Telecommunications
265:CIA World Factbook
238:2008-09-10 at the
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470:Human rights
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682:Land diving
556:Aquaculture
475:LGBT rights
394:Earthquakes
358:Coconut War
341:Franceville
244:Peace Corps
687:Literature
575:(currency)
505:Parliament
209:References
121:deadweight
55:Luganville
36:Twin Otter
801:Australia
634:Squatting
619:Languages
568:Transport
515:President
482:Judiciary
460:Elections
419:Volcanoes
414:Provinces
409:Melanesia
377:Geography
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93:Highways:
72:, Santo (
70:Port-Vila
51:Port Vila
987:Category
816:Kiribati
745:Category
629:Religion
612:Abortion
500:Military
438:Politics
424:Wildlife
326:Roi Mata
236:Archived
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962:Tokelau
866:Vanuatu
736:Outline
672:Cuisine
649:Culture
590:Society
551:Fishing
534:Economy
450:Cabinet
404:Islands
399:Forests
313:History
304:Vanuatu
28:Vanuatu
937:Hawaii
861:Tuvalu
657:Anthem
624:People
607:Health
389:Cities
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123:(DWT)
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102:paved:
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66:Forari
32:Vanair
856:Tonga
846:Samoa
836:Palau
826:Nauru
717:Sport
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692:Media
639:Women
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