Vanuatu, officially the Republic of Vanuatu, is an island country in Melanesia, located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is 1,750 km east of northern Australia, 540 km northeast of New Caledonia, east of New Guinea, southeast of Solomon Islands, and west of Fiji.
Official languages: Bislama · English · French
Government: Unitary parliamentary republic
Legislature: Parliament
Currency: Vatu (VUV)
Capital and largest city: Port Vila
Calling code: +678
Ethnic groups (2020): 98.5% Ni-Vanuatu · 1.5% others