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Complete details about Vanuatu in Oceania with capital city Port-Vila

Country NameVanuatu (Vanuatu)
Country CodeVUT
Capital CityPort-Vila
ContinentOceania
RegionMelanesia
Independence Year1980
Population190000
Surface Area12189.0
Life Expectancy60.6 years
GNP261.0 (old 246.0)
Government FormRepublic

Spoken Languages

Bislama [official]     (56.6%)
English [official]     (28.3%)
French [official]     (14.2%)

Major Cities

Port-Vila, Shefa     (population 33700)

Vanuatu's most recent News and Stories



Publisher: Radio AustraliaWed, 23 May 2012 00:10:55 -0700
Vanuatu police continue investigations into murder of Dutch couple

Vanuatu police are continuing investigations into the murder of an elderly expatriate Dutch couple in Port Vila last week. Deputy police commissioner Arthur Caulton says so far there's no clear suspect or any direct connection to prisoners who escaped ...   read full story

Related news/stories

Publisher: Radio Australia NewsTue, 22 May 2012 23:52:00 -0700
Investigation into double murder in Vanuatu read full story
Publisher: Australia Network NewsWed, 23 May 2012 03:32:02 -0700
Prison breakout concerns in Vanuatu read full story


Publisher: Radio AustraliaWed, 23 May 2012 04:28:25 -0700
Vanuatu polis i statim investigesin long dai blong tupela pipol blong Dutch

Vanuatu polis i tok ol i save long neim blong tupela marit blong Dutch oa Netherlands, em ol ibin kilim insait long kapital Port Vila long wik igo pinis. Jenny Ligo, meri igo pas long Women Against Crime long Vanuatu i tok NZ imas lukluk ken long ...   read full story


Publisher: Solomon StarTue, 22 May 2012 22:59:11 -0700
Vanuatu squad arrives

The Vanuatu national squad is the first of seven teams to arrive for the 2012 Oceania Nations Cup scheduled for June 1-10 in Honiara, host of the event. The team touched down at the Henderson International Airport, yesterday morning.   read full story


Publisher: Solomon StarTue, 22 May 2012 22:25:19 -0700
Vanuatu confirms October 30th as election date

There had been confusion over the date, with the electoral office last month saying it had received instructions from the prime minister to retract the date it had announced because no date had been officially approved and gazetted by the president.   read full story