Vanuatu

VU / VUT -16.6°, 168.0°

Vanuatu, officially the Republic of Vanuatu, is an archipelagic 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.

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Capital

Port Vila

Population

300,019

Area

12,190 km2

Climate

Tropical

Government

Parliamentary republic

Currency

Vanuatu vatus

Languages

Indigenous languages 82.6%, Bislama 14.5%, English 2.1%

Sells

fish, ships, perfume plants, wood

Sells to

Thailand 49%, Japan 19%, Cote d'Ivoire 10%

Land borders

None

Drives on the

right

Calling code

+678

Founded

1980

Hemisphere

Southern

Where it is

Languages

Share of the population that speaks each. Click one to see every country that speaks it.

Indigenous languages

82.6%

Bislamaofficial

14.5%

Englishofficial

2.1%

Frenchofficial

0.8%

What it sells, and to whom

Every line is a thread: click a commodity or a partner to see who else trades in it.

Farms and fisheries

coconuts
oranges
yams
cabbages
taro
bananas

Largest cities

Port-Vila

35,901

Money, belief and alliances

Money

Vanuatu vatus

Belongs to

Organisation internationale de la Francophonie United Nations World Meteorological Organization International Development Association Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Asian Development Bank Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Commonwealth of Nations UNESCO International Bank for Reconstruction and Development World Health Organization Interpol World Trade Organization International Hydrographic Organization Universal Postal Union

Climate and geography

tropical; moderated by southeast trade winds from May to October; moderate rainfall from November to April; may be affected by cyclones from December to April

Climate zone

Tropical

Highest point

Mount Tabwemasana

Southern hemisphere.

In charge right now

Nikenike Vurobaravu Head of state

Bob Loughman Head of government

Figures from its history

Walter Lini Founding prime minister Walter Hadye Lin̄i was a Raga Anglican priest and politician who was the first Prime Minister of Vanuatu, from independence in 1980 to 1991.