Culture of Vanuatu

People in Vanuatu speak the English, French, and Bislama languages. The linguistic diversity of Vanuatu is rather diverse according to a fractionalization scale which for Vanuatu is 0.5794. The followers of Christianity are the religious majority in the country. 24.9% of Vanuatu's population live in cities. This percentage comprises the urban population of Vanuatu.
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Urbanization rate indicates the rate of population shift from rural to urban areas. The urbanization rate of in Vanuatu is particularly low, which could be a sign of economic issues. Lack of employment opportunities or urban resources could contribute to low urbanization rates. Countries with low urbanization rates often lack the resources necessary to build functioning urban areas and are comprised largely of rural or undeveloped areas. The rate of urbanization in Vanuatu is considered to be 4.1. According to data on inbound tourists in Vanuatu, 110,000 tourists arrive in the country each year.

National anthem

The national anthem of Vanuatu is called 'Yumi, Yumi, Yumi', which in English means 'We, We, We'. It was adopted in 1980. Both the music and the lyrics have been composed by François Vincent Ayssav.

Fast food

Around 28.% of the population of Vanuatu are obese.

Alcohol consumption

Each year, the people of Vanuatu consume 0.5 litre of alcohol per capita, and this volume consists of 40.5% beer, 22.8% wine, 36.7% distilled spirits, 0% other alcohol.

National dish

One of the most popular national dishes of Vanuatu is lap lap.