Penama Province (Penama Province)
Penama is one of the six provinces of Vanuatu, located in the northeast of the country and consisting of three major islands:
* Ambae (or Aoba)
* Maewo
* Pentecost
The name Penama is derived from the initial letters of PENtecost, Ambae and MAewo.
It has a population of 30,819 (2009 census) people and an area of 1,198 km2. Its capital is Saratamata on Ambae, but there are plans to move the capital to a different island due to a volcanic eruption
* Ambae (or Aoba)
* Maewo
* Pentecost
The name Penama is derived from the initial letters of PENtecost, Ambae and MAewo.
It has a population of 30,819 (2009 census) people and an area of 1,198 km2. Its capital is Saratamata on Ambae, but there are plans to move the capital to a different island due to a volcanic eruption
Map - Penama Province (Penama Province)
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Country - New_Hebrides
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The two countries eventually signed an agreement making the islands an Anglo-French condominium that divided New Hebrides into two separate communities: one Anglophone and one Francophone. That divide continued even after independence, with schools teaching in either one language or the other, and with different political parties. The condominium lasted from 1906 until 1980, when New Hebrides gained its independence as the Republic of Vanuatu.
Currency / Language
| ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
|---|---|---|---|
| VUV | Vanuatu vatu | Vt | 0 |
| ISO | Language |
|---|---|
| BI | Bislama language |
| EN | English language |
| FR | French language |