Motto: "Long God yumi stanap"(Bislama) Nous nous tenons devant Dieu(French) "With God we stand"[1][2]
Anthem:"Yumi, Yumi, Yumi"(Bislama) "We, We, We"
Capital
and largest city
Port Vila 17°S168°E / 17°S 168°E / -17; 168
Official languages
Bislama
English
French
Ethnic groups
(2020)
98.5% Ni-Vanuatu
1.5% others
Religion
(2020)[3]
93.4% Christianity
75.1% Protestantism
13.5% Catholicism
4.8% other Christian
4.6% Animism
1.4% Baha'i faith
0.6% other / none
Demonym(s)
Ni-Vanuatu (or rarely: Vanuatuan)
Government
Unitary parliamentary republic
• President
Nikenike Vurobaravu
• Prime Minister
Charlot Salwai
Legislature
Parliament
Independence
• from the United Kingdom and France
30 July 1980
• Admitted to the United Nations
15 September 1981
Area
• Total
12,189 km2 (4,706 sq mi) (157th)
Population
• 2023 estimate
335,908[4] (182nd)
• 2020 census
300,019[5]
• Density
27.6/km2 (71.5/sq mi) (188th)
GDP (PPP)
2023 estimate
• Total
$1.064 billion[6]
• Per capita
$3,001[6]
GDP (nominal)
2023 estimate
• Total
$1.002 billion[6]
• Per capita
$3,188[6]
Gini (2010)
37.6[7] medium
HDI (2021)
0.607[8] medium (142nd)
Currency
Vatu (VUV)
Time zone
UTC+11 (VUT (Vanuatu Time))
Driving side
right
Calling code
+678
ISO 3166 code
VU
Internet TLD
.vu
Vanuatu (English: /ˌvɑːnuˈɑːtuː/ⓘVAH-noo-AH-too or /vænˈwɑːtuː/van-WAH-too; Bislama and French pronunciation[vanuatu]), officially the Republic of Vanuatu (French: République de Vanuatu; Bislama: Ripablik blong Vanuatu), is an island country in Melanesia, located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is 1,750 km (1,090 mi) east of northern Australia, 540 km (340 mi) northeast of New Caledonia, east of New Guinea, southeast of Solomon Islands, and west of Fiji.
Vanuatu was first inhabited by Melanesian people. The first Europeans to visit the islands were a Spanish expedition led by Portuguese navigator Fernandes de Queirós, who arrived on the largest island, Espíritu Santo, in 1606. Queirós claimed the archipelago for Spain, as part of the colonial Spanish East Indies and named it La Austrialia del Espíritu Santo.
In the 1880s, France and the United Kingdom claimed parts of the archipelago, and in 1906, they agreed on a framework for jointly managing the archipelago as the New Hebrides through an Anglo-French condominium.
An independence movement arose in the 1970s, and the Republic of Vanuatu was founded in 1980. Since independence, the country has become a member of the United Nations, Commonwealth of Nations, Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, and the Pacific Islands Forum.
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^"Vanuatu Population (2023) – Worldometer". worldometers.info. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
^"2020 National Population and Housing Census – Basic Tables Report, Volume 1, Version 2" (PDF). vnso.gov.vu. Vanuatu National Statistics Office. 17 November 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
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^"Human Development Report 2021/2022" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 8 September 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 October 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
Vanuatu (English: /ˌvɑːnuˈɑːtuː/ VAH-noo-AH-too or /vænˈwɑːtuː/ van-WAH-too; Bislama and French pronunciation [vanuatu]), officially the Republic of Vanuatu...
The Vanuatu men's national football team (French: équipe du Vanuatu de football) represents Vanuatu in international football, and is controlled by the...
The vatu (abbreviation: VT; ISO code: VUV) is the currency of Vanuatu. Vanuatu is, by population, the fourth smallest country in the world, after Barbados...
The Vanuatu passport is an international travel document issued to Vanuatu citizens. Ordinary passports have green covers. According to law, the passport...
Vanuatu (formerly called the New Hebrides) is a nation and group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean. It is composed of over 80 islands with 2,528 kilometres...
The flag of Vanuatu (Bislama: flaeg blong Vanuatu) was adopted on 18 February 1980. In 1977 a flag of almost the same colours and symbolism as the future...
The music of Vanuatu may refer to any kind of music played in the country of Vanuatu. Traditional music (known in Bislama as kastom singsing or kastom...
Christianity is the largest religion in Vanuatu. Vanuatu is an archipelago made up of 13 larger islands, and approximately 70 smaller surrounding islands...
Air Vanuatu is an airline with its head office in the Air Vanuatu House, Port Vila, Vanuatu. It is Vanuatu's national flag carrier, operating to Australia...
Vanuatu's economy is primarily agricultural; 80% of the population is engaged in agricultural activities that range from subsistence farming to smallholder...
Parliament of Vanuatu (Bislama: Palamen blong Vanuatu; French: Parlement du Vanuatu) is the unicameral legislative body of the Republic of Vanuatu. It was established...
Republic of Vanuatu has the world's highest linguistic density per capita. Despite being a country with a population of less than 300,000, Vanuatu is home...
Vanuatu Cricket, officially the Vanuatu Cricket Association, is the national governing body of the sport of cricket in Vanuatu. Its current headquarters...
Demographic features of the population of Vanuatu include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious...
Vanuatu's undeveloped road system, with fewer than 100 miles of paved roads, consists mostly of dirt tracks suitable only for four-wheel-drive vehicles...
languages are a linkage (rather than family) of Oceanic languages spoken in Vanuatu and New Caledonia. It was proposed by John Lynch in 1995 and supported...
Port-Vila), or simply Vila ([viˈla]), is the capital and largest city of Vanuatu. It is located on the island of Efate. The population was 49,034 as of...
The history of Vanuatu spans over 3,200 years. The pre-European history of Vanuatu can be reconstructed by combining insights from linguistics (particularly...
Sports in Vanuatu are played throughout the country. Association football is the most popular sport in the country. In 1988, Vanuatu became a member of...
The telecommunication systems in Vanuatu provides voice and data services to the island nation. The country calling code is 678. The mobile phone system...
listed here are not classified as North Vanuatu in their articles, and do not link back here] The North Vanuatu languages form a linkage of Southern Oceanic...
The politics of Vanuatu take place within the framework of a constitutional democracy. The constitution provides for a representative parliamentary system...
The Vanuatu Mobile Force (VMF) is a small, mobile corps of 300 volunteers that makes up Vanuatu's military. Its primary task is to assist the Vanuatu Police...
The president of Vanuatu (French: Président du Vanuatu) is the head of state of Vanuatu. The president is elected for a five-year term by an electoral...
Vanuatu has been divided into six provinces since 1994. The names in English of all provinces are derived from the initial letters of their constituent...
Earthquakes in Vanuatu are frequent and are sometimes accompanied by tsunami, though these events are not often destructive. The archipelago, which was...
The cuisine of Vanuatu (Bislama: aelan kakae, lit. 'island food') incorporates fish, root vegetables such as taro and yams, fruits, and vegetables. Most...
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