Official name
Republic of Vanuatu
Name in local language
Ripablik blong Vanuatu (bi) ; République de Vanuatu (fr) ; Republic of Vanuatu (en)
Continent
Oceania
Subcontinent
Oceania
Population (ranking: 189e )
285,359 inhabitants (2018)
Population growth
2.34 % / year
Area
12,281 km²
Density
23.24 inhabitants / km²
GDP (ranking: 223e )0.888 billions $USD (2018)
GDP/capita (ranking )
3,033 $USD (2018)
GDP growth
3.20 % / year (2018)
Life expectancy (ranking )
70.30 years (2018)
Birth rate
32.50 ‰ (2013)
Fertility rate
4.20 children / woman (2013)
Death rate (ranking )
6.00 ‰ (2013)
Infant mortality rate (ranking )
28.00 ‰ (2013)
Literacy rate
85.23 % (2015)
Official languages
Bislama, French, English
Currency
Vatu (VUV)
HDI (ranking: 179e )0.597 / 1 (2018)
EPI (ranking )44.55 (2018)
Government
Unitary parliamentary republic
Head of State
President Tallis Obed Moses
National Day
30 July (independence of 1980)
ISO Codes VU, VUT
Demonym
Ni-Vanuatu
Tourists (ranking )
109,108 people (2017)
Vanuatu is a state in the Coral Sea that is part of Melanesia. The archipelago is composed of 83 islands, mostly of volcanic origin, 539 kilometers north-east of New Caledonia, territory belonging to France, southern Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands, and west of Fiji.
Beach in Vanuatu Port Vila, capital of Vanuatu. Photo: Phillip Capper Urban areas (2016)
Urban areas
Population
Port Vila
74,725 inhabitants
Luganville
15,865 inhabitants
Administrative divisions
Provinces
Population
Area
Malampa
40,928 inhabitants
2,808 km²
Penama
32,534 inhabitants
1,204 km²
Sanma
54,184 inhabitants
4,262 km²
Shefa
97,602 inhabitants
1,507 km²
Tafea
37,050 inhabitants
1,632 km²
Torba
10,161 inhabitants
867 km²
See also
