# Vanuatu

Vanuatu

sovereign state, island country, country, archipelagic state| Part of | Melanesia, European Union tax haven blacklist  |
| Inception | 30 July 1980  |
| Native label | Ripablik blong Vanuatu, République du Vanuatu, Republic of Vanuatu, Vanuatu  |
| Official language | Bislama, French, English langwej  |
| Anthem | Yumi, Yumi  |
| Culture | culture of Vanuatu  |
| Motto text | Long God yumi stanap, In God we stand, С Бог удържаме, Safwn Gyda Duw  |
| Continent | Insular Oceania  |
| Kontri | Vanuatu  |
| Capital | Port Vila  |
| Located in time zone | UTC+11:00, Pacific/Efate  |
| Coordinate location | 16°38′0″S 168°1′0″E  |
| Coordinates of easternmost point | 19°30′47″S 170°14′18″E  |
| Coordinates of northernmost point | 13°4′21″S 166°32′48″E  |
| Coordinates of southernmost point | 20°15′7″S 169°51′6″E  |
| Coordinates of westernmost point | 13°8′0″S 166°34′0″E  |
| Highest point | Mount Tabwemasana  |
| Lowest point | Pacific Ocean  |
| Office held by head of state | President of Vanuatu  |
| Head of state | Nikenike Vurobaravu  |
| Office held by head of government | Prime Minister of Vanuatu  |
| Head of government | Bob Loughman  |
| Legislative body | Parliament of Vanuatu  |
| Central bank | Reserve Bank of Vanuatu  |
| Moni | Vanuatu vatus  |
| Shares border with | Ostrelia, Solomon Islands  |
| Driving side | right  |
| Electrical plug type | BS 1363, AS/NZS 3112, Europlug  |
| Bifor am | New Hebrides  |
| Replaces | Q99868017, New Hebrides  |
| Significant event | Vanuatu's independance  |
| Official website |   |
| Hashtag | Vanuatu  |
| Top-level Internet domain | .vu  |
| Flag | flag of Vanuatu  |
| Coat of arms | coat of arms of Vanuatu  |
| Geography of topic | geography of Vanuatu  |
| Has characteristic | free country  |
| History of topic | history of Vanuatu  |
| ‎most populous urban area | Port Vila  |
| Economy of topic | economy of Vanuatu  |
| Demographics of topic | demographics of Vanuatu  |
| Commonwealth Sport country code | VAN  |
| Mobile country code | 451  |
| Telephone country code | +678  |
| Emergency phone number | 112, 11, 113  |
| Maritime identification digits | 576, 577  |
| Unicode character | 🇻🇺  |
| Category for maps or plans | Category:Maps of Vanuatu  |

**Vanuatu** (English: /ˌvɑːnuˈɑːtuː/ ⓘ VAH-noo-AH-too or /vænˈwɑːtuː/ van-WAH-too;    ), ofishali di **Repoblik of Vanuatu** (French: République de Vanuatu; Bislama: Ripablik blong Vanuatu), bi wan ailand kontri for Melanesia, for di Saut Pacifik Ocean. Di achipelago, wey bi of volkanik origin, dey 1,750 km (1,090 mi) eas of nortan Austrelia, 540 km (340 mi) norteas of Niu Kaledonia, eas of Niu Guinea, sauteas of Solomon ailands, and wes of Fiji.

Na Melanesian pipo fes inhabit Vanuatu. Di fes Europians wey visit di ailands wu a Spanish expedishon wey Portugees navigetor Fernandes de Queirós, wey araiv for di lajes ailand, Espíritu Santo, for 1606 dey lead. Queirós been klaim di achipelago for Spain, as pat of di kolonial Spanish Eas Indis and nem am *La Austrialia del Espíritu Santo*.

For di 1880s, Frans and di Unaited Kingdom klaim pats of di achipelago, and for 1906, dem agree on a fraimwok to jointli manaij di achipelago as di Niu Hebrides thru wan Anglo-French kondominium.

An independens muvment araiz for di 1970s, and di Repoblik of Vanuatu dey faunded for 1980. Since independens, di kontri don bikom a memba of di Unaited Neshons, Komonwealt of Neshons, *Organisation internationale de la Francophonie*, and di Pacifik Aiands Forum.

## Etimoloji

Vanuatu nem dey deraiv from di wod *vanua* ("land" or "hom"),[9] wey okor for several Austronesian langwejis, kombain wit di wod *tu*, wey mean "to stand" (from POc \tuqur**). Togeda, di tuw wods dey konvei di independent status of di kontri.

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