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Vanuatu[vAn´´OO-A´tOO] Pronunciation Key, formerly New Hebrides[heb´ridEz] Pronunciation Key, officially Republic of Vanuatu, independent republic (1995 est. pop. 174,000), c.5,700 sq mi (14,760 sq km), South Pacific, E of Australia. Vanuatu is a 450-mi (724-km) chain of 80 islands, of which the most important are EspIritu Santo (the largest), Efate, Malakula, Malo, Pentecost, and Tanna. The capital, Vila, is on Efate. Vanuatu's islands are forested and mountainous, with the highest peak (c.6,195 ft/1,890 m) on Espiritu Santo.
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