Vanuatu Facts Info Stuff (VU):

1. Mauritius Category: People - Net migration rate (migrant(s)/1,000 population): -0.09 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 estimate)


2. Laos Category: Military - Military - note: serving one of the world's least developed countries, the Lao People's Armed Forces (LPAF) is small, poorly funded, and ineffectively resourced; its mission focus is border and internal security, primarily in countering ethnic Hmong insurgent groups; together with the Lao People's Revolutionary Party and the government, the Lao People's Army (LPA) is the third pillar of state machinery, and as such is expected to suppress political and civil unrest and similar national emergencies, but the LPA also has upgraded skills to respond to avian influenza outbreaks; there is no perceived external threat to the state and the LPA maintains strong ties with the neighboring Vietnamese military (2008)


3. Zimbabwe Category: Geography - Geographic coordinates: 20 00 S, 30 00 E


4. Israel Category: Communications - Internet hosts: 1.415 million (2008)


5. Saint Helena Category: Economy - Inflation rate (consumer prices) (%): 3.2% (1997 estimate)