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 |