Basic facts about Vanuatu
Country name: | Vanuatu |
Capital: | Port Vila |
Country code: | 430 |
Continent: | Australia-Oceania |
Currency name: | Vanuatu vatu |
Independence: | 1980-07-30 00:00:00 |
Independent from: | from France and the UK |
Total area (km2): | 12,189 |
Land area (km2): | 12,189 |
Water area (km2): | 0 |
Population: | 261,565 |
Population note: | 261,565 (July 2013 est.) |
Official language: | BislamaFrenchEnglish |
All languages: | local languages (more than 100) 72.6%, pidgin (known as Bislama or Bichelama - official) 23.1%, English (official) 1.9%, French (official) 1.4%, other 0.3%, unspecified 0.7% (1999 Census) |
Time zone: | VUT (Vanuatu Time) (UTC+11) |
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Drive on: | right |
Calling code: | +678 |
Domain: | .vu |