Vanuatu
Republic of Vanuatu · Melanesia
Vanuatu is a country in Melanesia, with Port Vila as its capital, home to about 335,169 people. Vanuatu shares no land border with any other country.
| Capital | Port Vila |
|---|---|
| Region | Melanesia |
| Currency | Vanuatu vatu (VUV Vt) |
| Calling code | +678 |
| ISO codes | VU / VUT / 548 ISO 3166-1 |
| Flag emoji | 🇻🇺 |
| Population | 335,169 (2025) World Bank |
| Area | 12,189 km² |
| Languages | Bislama, English, French |
| Internet domain | .vu |
| Demonym | Ni-Vanuatu |
About Vanuatu
Vanuatu, officially Republic of Vanuatu, is a United Nations member state in Melanesia. Its capital and seat of government is Port Vila. It is an island nation with no land borders. The official currency is the Vanuatu vatu (Vt), using the code VUV.
Curious about the city itself? See what is the capital of Vanuatu for Port Vila’s own facts and history.
To call Vanuatu from abroad, dial the country code +678. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes VU (alpha-2) and VUT (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2025, its population is around 335,169.
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How Vanuatu compares
- Area: 12,189 km², ranking 157 of 194 sovereign states by land area.
- Population: 335,169, ranking 172 of 193 sovereign states.
- Density: about 27 people per square kilometre.
Flags with the same colours as Vanuatu
One other national flag uses exactly the same set of colour families (red, yellow, green, black). Similar colours are the most common reason flags get mistaken for one another, though colour alone says nothing about layout.
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Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Rankings, density and flag colour matches are computed from that same dataset. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.