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Vanuatu

فانواتو

OceaniaMelanesia

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Key facts

Official name
Republic of Vanuatu
Name in Arabic
فانواتو
Capital
Port Vila
Region
Oceania
Subregion
Melanesia
Official languages
Bislama, English, French
Currency
Vanuatu Vatu · Vt · VUV
Area
12,189 km²
Coastline
Yes

Neighbours

No land borders

About Vanuatu

Vanuatu is a country in Melanesia, one of the 14 countries of Oceania on GlobeQuizz. Its full official name is Republic of Vanuatu. In Arabic, the name is written فانواتو, and the capital بورت فيلا. Its geographic centre lies in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres.

The capital of Vanuatu is Port Vila. Port Vila lies at about 18° south and 168° east. Vanuatu has 3 official languages: Bislama, English, and French. Its currency is the Vanuatu Vatu, with the symbol ⁨Vt⁩ and the international code VUV.

Vanuatu covers about 12,189 square kilometres, which puts it 157th by area among the 195 countries on GlobeQuizz. It has no land border with any other country; the sea surrounds its territory on every side. Other countries in Melanesia include Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and Fiji. To practise flags, capitals and currencies, play the Oceania quiz on GlobeQuizz, which mixes Vanuatu with the other countries of the same region.

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Ten rounds on the countries of Oceania, Vanuatu included.

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