Vanuatu
Vanuatu is in Oceania, in the Melanesia region. Its capital is Port Vila. It has a population of about 335,169 and an area of 12,189 km². Its flag has 4 colors, and the ones that take up the most space are green and red, at 31.3% each.
The flag of Vanuatu as a pie chart
- Green 31.3%
- Red 31.3%
- Black 27.1%
- Yellow 10.4%
- Design
- Complex design (cross, diagonal, triangle or canton)
- Symbol
- Has a tusk and leaves
Each slice shows how much of the flag each color covers. It's the same data as CakeFlag, our game where you guess countries from the colors of their flag.
Vanuatu at a glance
- Capital
- Port Vila
- Continent
- Oceania
- Region
- Melanesia
- Official languages
- Bislama, English, and French
- Currency
- Vanuatu vatu
- National day
- July 30
- Highest point
- Mount Tabwemasana (about 1,880 meters)
- Anthem
- “Yumi, Yumi”
- Area
- 12,189 km²49th smallest out of 208
- Population
- 335,16929th least populous out of 204 · 2025 data
- Population density
- 27.5 people/km²41st least densely populated out of 204 · 2025 data
- GDP
- US$ 1.4 billion13th lowest GDP out of 200 · 2025 data
- GDP per capita
- US$ 4,03962nd lowest GDP per capita out of 200 · 2025 data
- Life expectancy
- 71.7 years77th lowest life expectancy out of 204 · 2024 data
More facts
- Became independent from the United Kingdom
- Joined the UN in 1981
- Lies entirely in the Southern Hemisphere
Neighboring countries
Vanuatu has no land borders with other countries.
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Data: World Bank, world-countries, Wikidata and CIA World Factbook. See all sources.