Vanuatu
Republic of Vanuatu
Vanuatu sits in Melanesia and uses VUV - Vanuatu vatu (Vt). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Port-Vila
Shefa
Luganville
Sanma
Isangel
Tafea
Sola
Torba
Coordinates
-16, 167
Borders
None
Timezone
UTC+11:00
Driving
right
Population
335.9K
335,908 people
Area
12.2K km2
12,189 square kilometers
Density
28/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Port Vila
-17.73, 168.32
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Vanuatu, officially listed here as Republic of Vanuatu, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Vanuatu, VU, VUT, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Vanuatu is grouped under Oceania, more specifically Melanesia, with Oceania shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 335,908 people and a land area of 12,189 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 28 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is -16, 167, while the capital coordinate reference is -17.73, 168.32. Vanuatu has no land borders listed in the country data, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Port Vila (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Port-Vila, Luganville, Isangel, Sola and Lakatoro. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Vanuatu, capital of Vanuatu, and major urban areas in Vanuatu. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary parliamentary republic. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include Commonwealth and United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Vanuatu uses calling code +678, postal format not listed, and time zone data listed as UTC+11:00. The number format uses , as the thousands separator and . as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists VUV - Vanuatu vatu (Vt), while language records include Bislama, English and French. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as VU. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 32.3 for 2019.
How to use this profile
This Vanuatu profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
VU / VUT
Top-level domains
.vu
Continents
Oceania
Border countries
No land borders listed
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
VU
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Vanuatu is represented by the VU country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Port-Vila
Shefa
49,034
primary
#2
Luganville
Sanma
17,719
admin
#3
Isangel
Tafea
1,437
admin
#4
Sola
Torba
1,065
admin
#5
Lakatoro
Malampa
705
admin
Governance
Government type
Unitary parliamentary republic
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
, thousands, . decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+678
Postal format
Not listed
Timezones
UTC+11:00
Languages
Bislama, English, French
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
32.3
2019