The Constitution asserts Vanuatu to be a
sovereign democratic state, with sovereignty
vested in
the people of Vanuatu which they exercise through
their elected representatives.
The Constitution enumerates certain
fundamental rights and freedoms of the
individual, establishes a basic citizenship law, and
establishes and regulates the country's major
political, judicial, and cultural institutions.
Amongst the latter are the President; unicameral
Parliament; an advisory National Council of Chiefs;
the Prime Minister directly elected by Parliament;
the Supreme Court; and the Court of Appeal.
Bislama, English, and French are declared to be the
country's official languages, with English
and French as the
principal languages of education.
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