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Vanuatu

Vanuatu
Capital Port Vila
12,189 km² · 335,169 people (2025) · Vanuatu vatu

About 83 islands, 65 of them inhabited, strung along 1,300 km. Mount Yasur on Tanna has been in near-continuous mild eruption for centuries and is one of the most accessible active volcanoes in the world. Vanuatu sits on the Ring of Fire and consistently ranks as the country most exposed to natural hazards.

The facts

Capital
Port Vila
Area
12,189 km² — 4,706 sq mi
Population
335,169 (2025)
Density
27.5 people per km²
Currency
Vanuatu vatu (VUV, Vt)
Official languages
Bislama, English, French
Time zone
UTC+11:00
Calling code
+678
Drives on the
right
ISO codes
VU · VUT
Continent
Oceania

How it compares

By area
159 of 200
By population
177 of 200

Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.

Countries of a similar size

Country Area (km²) Population
Bahamas 13,880 403,033
Montenegro 13,812 623,129
Vanuatu ← 12,189 335,169
Qatar 11,586 2,972,215
Gambia 11,300 2,822,093

Common questions

What is the capital of Vanuatu?
Port Vila
What currency does Vanuatu use?
The Vanuatu vatu (VUV).
How big is Vanuatu?
12,189 km², or 4,706 square miles — 159 of 200 by area.
Which side of the road does Vanuatu drive on?
The right.

Related pages

Sources

  1. The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
  2. World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)

How these figures are compiled and checked