Outline of Vanuatu



The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Vanuatu:

Vanuatu – sovereign island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean. The Vanuatu Archipelago is some 1750 km east of northern Australia, 500 km north-east of New Caledonia, west of Fiji, and south of the Solomon Islands. The archipelago is of volcanic origin. Vanuatu was first inhabited by Melanesian people. Europeans began to settle in the area in the late 18th century. In the 1880s France and the United Kingdom claimed parts of the country and in 1906 they agreed on a framework for jointly managing the archipelago through a British-French Condominium as the New Hebrides. An independence movement was established in the 1970s, and the Republic of Vanuatu was created in 1980.

General reference

 * Pronunciation:
 * Common English country name: Vanuatu
 * Official English country name: The Republic of Vanuatu
 * Common endonym(s):
 * Official endonym(s):
 * Adjectival(s): Ni-Vanuatu, Vanuatuan
 * Demonym(s):
 * Etymology: Name of Vanuatu
 * ISO country codes: VU, VUT, 548
 * ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:VU
 * Internet country code top-level domain: .vu

Geography of Vanuatu


Geography of Vanuatu
 * Vanuatu is: a country
 * Location:
 * Southern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
 * Oceania
 * Melanesia
 * Time zone: UTC+11
 * Extreme points of Vanuatu
 * High: Mount Tabwemasana on Espiritu Santo 1877 m
 * Low: South Pacific Ocean 0 m
 * Land boundaries: none
 * Coastline: South Pacific Ocean 2,528 km
 * Population of Vanuatu: 301,000  - 173rd most populous country
 * Area of Vanuatu: 12,189 km2
 * Atlas of Vanuatu
 * Atlas of Vanuatu

Environment of Vanuatu



 * Climate of Vanuatu
 * Renewable energy in Vanuatu
 * Geology of Vanuatu
 * Protected areas of Vanuatu
 * Biosphere reserves in Vanuatu
 * National parks of Vanuatu
 * Wildlife of Vanuatu
 * Fauna of Vanuatu
 * Birds of Vanuatu
 * Mammals of Vanuatu

Natural geographic features of Vanuatu

 * Islands of Vanuatu
 * Lakes of Vanuatu
 * Mountains of Vanuatu
 * Volcanoes in Vanuatu
 * Rivers of Vanuatu
 * Waterfalls of Vanuatu
 * Valleys of Vanuatu
 * World Heritage Sites in Vanuatu: Chief Roi Mata’s Domain

Regions of Vanuatu
Regions of Vanuatu

Ecoregions of Vanuatu
List of ecoregions in Vanuatu
 * Ecoregions in Vanuatu

Administrative divisions of Vanuatu
Administrative divisions of Vanuatu
 * Provinces of Vanuatu

Provinces of Vanuatu
Provinces of Vanuatu


 * Torba
 * Malampa
 * Penama
 * Sanma
 * Shefa
 * Tafea

Demography of Vanuatu
Demographics of Vanuatu

Government and politics of Vanuatu
Politics of Vanuatu
 * Form of government: parliamentary representative democratic republic
 * Capital of Vanuatu: Port Vila
 * Elections in Vanuatu
 * Political parties in Vanuatu

Branches of the government of Vanuatu
Government of Vanuatu

Executive branch of the government of Vanuatu

 * Head of state: President of Vanuatu, Nikenike Vurobaravu
 * Head of government: Prime Minister of Vanuatu, Moana Carcasses Kalosil
 * Cabinet: Council of Ministers of Vanuatu
 * Malvatu Mauri (National Council of Chiefs) - role is advisory only

Legislative branch of the government of Vanuatu

 * Parliament of Vanuatu (unicameral)

Judicial branch of the government of Vanuatu
Court system of Vanuatu
 * Court of Appeal of Vanuatu
 * Supreme Court of Vanuatu
 * Magistrates Court of Vanuatu
 * Island courts of Vanuatu

Foreign relations of Vanuatu
Foreign relations of Vanuatu
 * Diplomatic missions in Vanuatu
 * Diplomatic missions of Vanuatu

International organization membership
The Republic of Vanuatu is a member of:


 * African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP)
 * Asian Development Bank (ADB)
 * Commonwealth of Nations
 * Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
 * Group of 77 (G77)
 * International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
 * International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
 * International Development Association (IDA)
 * International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
 * International Finance Corporation (IFC)
 * International Labour Organization (ILO)
 * International Maritime Organization (IMO)
 * International Monetary Fund (IMF)
 * International Olympic Committee (IOC)
 * International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
 * International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
 * International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)


 * Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
 * Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
 * Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF)
 * Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
 * Organization of American States (OAS) (observer)
 * The Pacific Community (SPC)
 * Pacific Islands Forum (PIF)
 * South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreement (Sparteca)
 * United Nations (UN)
 * United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
 * United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
 * United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
 * Universal Postal Union (UPU)
 * World Health Organization (WHO)
 * World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
 * World Trade Organization (WTO) (observer)

Law and order in Vanuatu
Law of Vanuatu
 * Constitution of Vanuatu
 * Crime in Vanuatu
 * Human rights in Vanuatu
 * LGBT rights in Vanuatu
 * Freedom of religion in Vanuatu
 * Law enforcement in Vanuatu

Military of Vanuatu
Military of Vanuatu Vanuatu has no military per se. The Vanuatu Mobile Force is a paramilitary force within the police force.

Local government in Vanuatu
Local government in Vanuatu

History of Vanuatu
History of Vanuatu
 * Timeline of the history of Vanuatu
 * Current events of Vanuatu
 * Military history of Vanuatu

Culture of Vanuatu
Culture of Vanuatu
 * Architecture of Vanuatu
 * Cuisine of Vanuatu
 * Festivals in Vanuatu
 * Languages of Vanuatu
 * Southern Oceanic languages
 * Media in Vanuatu
 * National symbols of Vanuatu
 * Coat of arms of Vanuatu
 * Flag of Vanuatu
 * National anthem of Vanuatu
 * People of Vanuatu
 * Public holidays in Vanuatu
 * Records of Vanuatu
 * Religion in Vanuatu
 * Christianity in Vanuatu
 * Hinduism in Vanuatu
 * Islam in Vanuatu
 * Judaism in Vanuatu
 * Sikhism in Vanuatu
 * World Heritage Sites in Vanuatu

Art in Vanuatu

 * Art in Vanuatu
 * Cinema of Vanuatu
 * Literature of Vanuatu
 * Music of Vanuatu
 * Television in Vanuatu
 * Theatre in Vanuatu

Sports in Vanuatu
Sports in Vanuatu
 * Football in Vanuatu
 * Vanuatu at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Vanuatu
Economy of Vanuatu
 * Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 178th (one hundred and seventy eighth)
 * Agriculture in Vanuatu
 * Banking in Vanuatu
 * National Bank of Vanuatu
 * Communications in Vanuatu
 * Internet in Vanuatu
 * Companies of Vanuatu
 * Currency of Vanuatu: Vatu
 * ISO 4217: VUV
 * Energy in Vanuatu
 * Energy policy of Vanuatu
 * Oil industry in Vanuatu
 * Mining in Vanuatu
 * Tourism in Vanuatu
 * Visa policy of Vanuatu
 * Transport in Vanuatu
 * Vanuatu Stock Exchange

Education in Vanuatu
Education in Vanuatu

Infrastructure of Vanuatu

 * Health care in Vanuatu
 * Transportation in Vanuatu
 * Airports in Vanuatu
 * Rail transport in Vanuatu
 * Roads in Vanuatu
 * Water supply and sanitation in Vanuatu