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Republic of Vanuatu
  • Ripablik blong Vanuatu  (Bislama)
  • République de Vanuatu  (French)
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"
Location of Vanuatu
Capital
and largest city
Port Vila
Coordinates: 17°S168°E / 17°S 168°E / -17; 168
Official languages
Ethnic groups
(1999)
Religion
(2010)[3]
Demonym(s)Ni-Vanuatu and Vanuatuan
GovernmentUnitaryparliamentary republic
Tallis Obed Moses
Bob Loughman
LegislatureParliament
Independence
• from France and the United Kingdom
30 July 1980
• Admitted to the United Nations
15 September 1981
Area
• Total
12,189 km2 (4,706 sq mi) (157th)
Population
• 2020 estimate
307,815[4] (181st)
• 2016 census
272,459[5]
• Density
19.7/km2 (51.0/sq mi) (188th)
GDP (PPP)2018 estimate
• Total
$820 million[6] (178th)
• Per capita
$2,850[6] (155th)
GDP (nominal)2018 estimate
• Total
$957 million[6] (175th)
• Per capita
$3,327[6] (124th)
Gini (2010)37.6[7]
medium
HDI (2019)Increase 0.609[8]
medium · 140th
CurrencyVatu (VUV)
Time zoneUTC+11 (VUT (Vanuatu Time))
Driving sideright
Calling code+678
ISO 3166 codeVU
Internet TLD.vu

Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021


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