Vanuatu
🇻🇺 Melanesia · Republic of Vanuatu
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About Vanuatu
Vanuatu (officially Republic of Vanuatu) is a country in Melanesia, with Port Vila as its capital. It is home to roughly 335.17 thousand people, giving a population density of about 27 people per square kilometre. The country covers 12,189 km² of land and has no shared land borders. Its economy is valued at approximately $1.35B in nominal GDP (2025), and it records a Human Development Index of 0.621. The official currency is the Vanuatu vatu (VUV), and the main languages are Bislama, English, French.
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Vanuatu is the 172nd most populous country in the world, with about 335.17 thousand people.
By land area it is the 157th-largest country in the world, covering 12,189 km².
It has the world's 180th-largest economy by nominal GDP ($1.35B).
Vanuatu has no land borders with other countries.
It is classed by the UN as a country of medium human development, with an HDI of 0.621.
Vanuatu has a population density of about 27 people per square kilometre.
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