Vanuatu

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Map of Vanuatu showing the boundaries, major islands, and principal cities such as Port-Vila, Luganville, and Lakatoro, set in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. An inset locator map in the top right highlights Vanuatu's position relative to Australia and the Pacific region.

Map of the Pacific Islands region showing political boundaries, major island groups, and countries such as Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Samoa, French Polynesia, and Kiribati. The map uses color shading to indicate elevation and ocean depth, with key islands and capitals labeled throughout the central and southwestern Pacific Ocean.

Map of the southwestern Pacific Ocean highlighting the location of Vanuatu with a labeled box. Surrounding countries and territories include Australia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Fiji, Tuvalu, Nauru, Kiribati, and Wallis and Futuna. Vanuatu's capital, Port-Vila, is marked within the highlighted area.

Map of Vanuatu showing the archipelago's main islands and physical features, including mountain peaks such as Tabuemasana and Marum. The islands are labeled and surrounded by the Pacific Ocean, with a small locator map in the upper right corner indicating Vanuatu's position in the southwest Pacific region.

Santa Maria, Vanuatu

Tanna Island, Vanuatu: volcanic rock

Vanuatu: Ethnic composition

Vanuatu: Urban-rural

At a Glance

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Vanuatu summary

Vanuatu: Media

country, Pacific Ocean

Videos

How did Cyclone Pam form and what impact did it have on Vanuatu?

How did Cyclone Pam form and what impact did it have on Vanuatu?

Learn about the formation of Cyclone Pam and its impact on Vanuatu.

Video: © Behind the News (A Britannica Publishing Partner)

Learn about ecological succession with the help of a sunken ship, S.S. President Coolidge to demonstrate the process in a tropical coral reef

Learn about ecological succession with the help of a sunken ship, S.S. President Coolidge to demonstrate the process in a tropical coral reef

Ecological succession happens when new life takes over an environment. Here, a sunken...

Video: © Sam Cossman (A Britannica Publishing Partner)

Images

Vanuatu

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Map of Vanuatu showing the boundaries, major islands, and principal cities such as Port-Vila, Luganville, and Lakatoro, set in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. An inset locator map in the top right highlights Vanuatu's position relative to Australia and the Pacific region.

Vanuatu

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Map of the Pacific Islands region showing political boundaries, major island groups, and countries such as Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Samoa, French Polynesia, and Kiribati. The map uses color shading to indicate elevation and ocean depth, with key islands and capitals labeled throughout the central and southwestern Pacific Ocean.

Pacific Islands

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Map of the southwestern Pacific Ocean highlighting the location of Vanuatu with a labeled box. Surrounding countries and territories include Australia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Fiji, Tuvalu, Nauru, Kiribati, and Wallis and Futuna. Vanuatu's capital, Port-Vila, is marked within the highlighted area.

Vanuatu

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Map of Vanuatu showing the archipelago's main islands and physical features, including mountain peaks such as Tabuemasana and Marum. The islands are labeled and surrounded by the Pacific Ocean, with a small locator map in the upper right corner indicating Vanuatu's position in the southwest Pacific region.

Map of Vanuatu

Vanuatu.

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Santa Maria, Vanuatu

Santa Maria, Vanuatu

Mount Garet and Lake Létas, Santa Maria, Vanuatu.

Brad Warden

Tanna Island, Vanuatu: volcanic rock

Tanna Island, Vanuatu: volcanic rock

Reddish volcanic rock on the coast of Tanna Island, Vanuatu.

Allan Power—Bruce Coleman Inc.

Men in the Rom dance on Ambrym Island, Vanuatu, wear colorful masks and cloaks made from layers of dried banana leaves, standing in a row amid dense tropical vegetation.

dance of spirit impersonation

Dance of spirit impersonation, Ambrym Island, Vanuatu.

© Eric Lafforgue/Art In All Of Us—Corbis/Getty Images

Population-density map of Pacific island countries and territories, with darker shading indicating more people per square kilometer. Naoero is the most densely populated, while many larger island groups, including Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, and French Polynesia, have lower densities.

Pacific Islands: Population density

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Audio

National anthem of Vanuatu

The instrumental version of the national anthem of Vanuatu.

Interactives

Vanuatu: Ethnic composition

Vanuatu: Ethnic composition

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Vanuatu: Urban-rural

Vanuatu: Urban-rural

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Vanuatu: Religious affiliation

Vanuatu: Religious affiliation

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Vanuatu: Major export destinations

Vanuatu: Major export destinations

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Vanuatu: Major import sources

Vanuatu: Major import sources

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