Due to the secular nature of Vanuatu's constitution, Muslims are free to proselytize and build places of worship in the country.
[citation needed] The first mosque in Vanuatu was established in 1992, in Mele Village in the outskirts of Port Vila.
[citation needed] There is also another mosque on the island of Tanna in the Middle Bush area.
In 2007, it was reported that there were about 200 converts in the country, and mosques are springing up in the outer islands of the archipelago.
[1][3] Chiefs are often the target of proselytising Muslims, on the often correct assumption that if they convert then their extended families, clans and other islanders are likely to follow suit.