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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