Vanuatu

Republic of Vanuatu

Vanuatu (VU, VUT) is a country in Melanesia, with Port Vila as its capital. The currency is the Vanuatu Vatu (VUV, VUV). The international dialling code is +678; mobile numbers are written like 591 2345. The time zone is Pacific/Efate. Official languages: Bislama, English, and French.

CurrencyVUVVUV

Dial code+678e.g. 591 2345

Time zoneEfateUTC+11:00

LanguageBislama+2 more

CapitalPort Vila

Population318K12.2K km²

Overview

Official name: Republic of Vanuatu
Native name: Vanuatu
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2: VU
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3: VUT
ISO 3166-1 numeric: 548
IOC code: VAN
Demonym: Ni-Vanuatu
Capital: Port Vila
Region: Oceania › Melanesia
Status: Independent, UN member
Groups: Melanesia
United Nations
Internet domain: .vu
Coordinates: -16, 167
Area: 12,189 km²
Population: 318,007
GDP: $999.5M ($3.1K per person)
Literacy: 83.2%
Landlocked: No
Land borders: None

Currency

Vanuatu Vatu VUV

Symbol: VUV
Minor units: None (0 decimals)
Example: VT 1,235

Languages

Language	Status	Share of population
Bislama bi	Official	90% (286.2K)
English en	Official	83% (263.9K)
French fr	Official	31% (98.6K)

Time zones

Time zone	Local time	Standard	Daylight saving	Name
Pacific/Efate		UTC+11:00	none	Vanuatu Standard Time

Phone numbers

Calling code: +678
Dial-out prefix: 00
Trunk prefix: none
National number length: 5–7 digits
Emergency number: 112 pattern 112

Number types

Type	National format	International format	Layout	Digits
Fixed line	22123	+678 22123	XXXXX	5
Mobile	591 2345	+678 591 2345	XXX XXXX	7
Toll free	81123	+678 81123	XXXXX	5
VoIP	901 0123	+678 901 0123	XXX XXXX	7
Universal access	30123	+678 30123	XXXXX	5, 7

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Show the 1 formatting rules

Digits pattern	Leading digits	Format	International
`(\d{3})(\d{4})`	`[57-9]`	`$1 $2`	`$1 $2`

Address and postal code

No address data.

Calendar, units and conventions

First day of the week: Monday
Weekend: Saturday to Sunday
First week of the year: Contains at least 1 day of the new year
Hour cycle: 12-hour (1–12), also H
Calendars: gregorian
Measurement system: Metric
Temperature: Celsius
Paper size: A4
Locales: en-VU
fr-VU

Number and date formats

As written by the English (Vanuatu) locale (en-VU), amounts in VUV.

Number: 1,234,567.891
Percent: 45.7%
Currency (VUV): VT 1,234,568
Accounting: (VT 1,234,568)
Currency, name: 1,234,568 Vanuatu vatu
Compact short: 1.2M
Compact long: 1.2 million
Scientific: 1.235E6
Speed: 88 kilometres per hour
Temperature: 21.5°C
Date, full: Friday, 27 March 2026
Date, long: 27 March 2026
Date, medium: 27 Mar 2026
Date, short: 27/03/2026
Time, medium: 3:04:05 pm
Time, short: 3:04 pm
Date and time: 27 Mar 2026, 3:04 pm
Month and year: March 2026
Weekday: Friday
Relative time: yesterday · in 3 days · 2 hours ago
List: and: A, B and C
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