Vanuatu

Republic of Vanuatu Ripablik blong Vanuatu  (Bislama) République de Vanuatu  (French)
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Long God yumi stanap" (Bislama) "In God we stand"
Anthem: Yumi, Yumi, Yumi  (Bislama) We, We, We
Capital and largest city	Port Vila 17°45′S 168°18′E / 17.750°S 168.300°E / -17.750; 168.300
Official languages	Bislama French English
Ethnic groups (1999)	98.5% Ni-Vanuatu 1.5% others
Demonym	Ni-Vanuatu
Government	Unitary parliamentary republic
• President	Baldwin Lonsdale
• Prime Minister	Charlot Salwai
Legislature	Parliament
Independence
• from France and the United Kingdom	30 July 1980
Area
• Total	12,189 km2 (4,706 sq mi) (164th)
Population
• 2016 estimate	286 429
• 2009 census	243,304
• Density	19.7/km2 (51.0/sq mi) (188th)
GDP (PPP)	2011 estimate
• Total	$1.204 billion
• Per capita	$4,916
GDP (nominal)	2011 estimate
• Total	$743 million
• Per capita	$3,036
Gini (2010)	37.2 medium
HDI (2014)	0.594 medium · 134th
Currency	Vanuatu vatu (VUV)
Time zone	VUT (Vanuatu Time) (UTC+11)
Drives on the	right
Calling code	+678
ISO 3166 code	VU
Internet TLD	.vu

Coordinates: 16°S 167°E / 16°S 167°E / -16; 167

Vanuatu (English ⁱ/ˌvɑːnuːˈɑːtuː/ vah-noo-AH-too or /vænˈwɑːtuː/ van-WAH-too; Bislama IPA: [vanuaˈtu]), officially the Republic of Vanuatu (French: République de Vanuatu, Bislama: Ripablik blong Vanuatu), is a Pacific island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is some 1,750 kilometres (1,090 mi) east of northern Australia, 540 kilometres (340 mi) northeast of New Caledonia, east of New Guinea, southeast of the Solomon Islands, and west of Fiji.