Official name of the country: Ripablik blong Vanuatu / Republic of Vanuatu / République de Vanuatu
Official languages: Bislama, English, French

Official name of Parliament: (Technically, a bicameral system exists, although only the elective Palemen is the
supreme legislative authority, whereas the advisory National Council of Chiefs
tenders advice on matters affecting customary law and practice)
Official names of Chambers: National Council of Chiefs (1)
Palemen / Parliament / Parlement (2)
The Parliamentary Library also serves the National Council of Chiefs

2. Address
Palemen
The Library
Parliament House
P.M.B. 052
Port-Vila
Tel.: *(678)22229 ext 267
Fax: *(678)24530
Telex: 1040 Vangov

3. Details on the Library
Year of foundation: 1985
Number of library staff: 1
Size of collection: 500
Number of current newspapers: 3
Indexing of Parliamentary Papers: Yes, by the Library
Library in charge of the archival materials of the Parliament: Yes
Library uses a thesaurus or a classification system for subject indexing: Classification system
Automation of cataloguing: No
Clientele: Members, parliamentary staff; Government officials; scholars
Number of loans per year: 20
Reference services: 10
IFLA membership: No

6. Parliamentary documents
Parliamentary proceedings
The minutes of proceedings of Parliament are a record of all business transacted by the House. - Issued daily (proof) and following each sitting. - A final edition is bound and published at the end of each session in English and French
Books of proceedings
Summarised records of the debates of each parliamentary sitting
Standing orders of Parliament
Notes on standing orders and rules of Parliament. - In English and French
Annual report on Government revenue and expenditure
Special report concerning investigation and security of public finance in governmental departments and an annual report of the Committee's work
Reports of select committees
These are conducted, not annually but when a major topic is being raised for the particular committee to discuss

(last update: April 1994)