27 March 2013 Last updated at 13:56 ET

Vanuatu profile

President Iolu Abil President Abil was elected in September 2009

President: Iolu Abil

Iolu Abil was chosen as president by Vanuatu's electoral college - comprising the 52 members of parliament and the heads of the six provincial governments - in September 2009.

He served as a cabinet minister in the first Vanuatu government after the country gained independence in 1980.

He succeeded Kalkot Mataskelekele when his five-year term in office expired.

Prime minister: Moana Carcasses Moana Carcasses

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