Vanuatu
Vanuatu is an island country in Oceania. Its capital is Port Vila. About 300,019 people live there (2020). It covers 12,190 square kilometres.
- Capital
- Port Vila
- People (2020)
- 300,019
- Area
- 12,190 km²
- Currency
- Vanuatu vatus
Vanuatu at a glance
- Official name
- Republic of Vanuatu
- In its own language
- Ripablik blong Vanuatu, République du Vanuatu, Republic of Vanuatu
- Status
- Sovereign country
- Continent
- Oceania
- Capital
- Port Vila
- Population
- 300,019 (2020)
- Area
- 12,190 km² (4,707 mi²)
- People are called
- Ni-Vanuatu, Vanuatuan, Vanuatuans
- Official languages
- Bislama, French, English
- Currency
- Vanuatu vatus
- GDP (nominal)
- US$984 million (2022)
- Life expectancy
- 70 years (2022)
- Human Development Index
- 0.607 (2021)
- Gini coefficient
- 32.3 (2019)
- Head of state
- Nikenike Vurobaravu (since 2022)
- Head of government
- Bob Loughman (since 2020)
- Country codes
- VU, VUT
- Calling code
- +678
- Internet domain
- .vu
- Drives on the
- right
- Time zones
- UTC+11:00, Pacific/Efate
- Coordinates
- -16.633330555556°, 168.01666944444°
Vanuatu and its neighbours
Vanuatu borders Australia and Solomon Islands. Click a neighbour on the map to open its page.
- Vanuatu
- Neighbours
Divisions of Vanuatu
- Malampa
- Penama
- Sanma
- Shefa
- Tafea
- Torba
Member of
- United Nations
- Commonwealth of Nations
- World Trade Organization
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- International Development Association
- International Finance Corporation
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
- Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States
- Alliance of Small Island States
- Asian Development Bank
- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
- International Hydrographic Organization
- UNESCO
- Universal Postal Union
- International Telecommunication Union
and 6 more organisations.
How far are you from Vanuatu?
On a phone this uses GPS. The calculator shows the straight-line distance to the nearest country border from where you are.
Questions
What is the capital of Vanuatu?
The capital of Vanuatu is Port Vila.
What is the population of Vanuatu?
Vanuatu has about 300,019 people, as recorded in 2020.
How big is Vanuatu?
Vanuatu covers 12,190 square kilometres (4,707 square miles).
What currency does Vanuatu use?
The Vanuatu vatus.
What language is spoken in Vanuatu?
The official languages of Vanuatu are Bislama, French and English.
Which countries border Vanuatu?
Vanuatu shares a border with Australia and Solomon Islands.
Data from Wikidata (CC0), retrieved October 9, 2026. Each figure carries the year it was recorded; a statistic with no recorded date is not shown as current. More on Wikipedia.