Vanuatu: map, capital and facts
Vanuatu is a country in Melanesia, in Oceania. Its capital is Port Vila. Its official languages are Bislama, English and French.
Vanuatu covers about 12,189 km², making it the 157th-largest by area of the 194 countries in Warmer. Roughly 335 thousand people live there, the 172nd-most populous.
Vanuatu has no land borders. Its closest countries, measured between their centres, are Fiji, Solomon Islands and Tuvalu.
Where is Vanuatu?
Vanuatu is in Melanesia, in Oceania. Its centre lies at roughly 16°S, 167°E, in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres.
Vanuatu is shown in yellow.
Vanuatu facts
| Capital | Port Vila |
|---|---|
| Continent | Oceania |
| Region | Melanesia |
| Area | 12,189 km² (157th largest) |
| Population | 335,169 (172nd most populous) |
| Languages | Bislama, English, French |
| Currency | Vanuatu vatu (Vt) |
| Landlocked | No |
| Land borders | 0 |
| Centre point | 16°S, 167°E |
Countries closest to Vanuatu
Measured as the straight-line distance between the countries' centres.
- Fiji, about 880 km
- Solomon Islands, about 1,240 km
- Tuvalu, about 1,490 km
- Nauru, about 1,720 km
- Tonga, about 1,950 km
Guess Vanuatu in Warmer
In Warmer, you guess a mystery country and the globe runs warmer as you close in. Every guess also shows clue tiles, and the facts above are exactly what they compare. If Vanuatu were the answer, guessing it would show:
- Continent: Oceania
- Subregion: Melanesia
- Hemisphere: Southern
- Landlocked: No
- Area: 12,189 km²
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More countries in Melanesia
Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands.
Country data from mledoze/countries, boundaries from Natural Earth (public domain). Population figures are approximate. All countries.