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Vanuatu (English: / ˌ v ɑː n u ˈ ɑː t uː / ⓘ VAH-noo-AH-too or / v æ n ˈ w ɑː t uː / van-WAH-too; Bislama and French pronunciation), officially the Republic of Vanuatu (French: République de Vanuatu; Bislama: Ripablik blong Vanuatu), is an island country in Melanesia, located in the South Pacific Ocean.
3 days ago · Vanuatu, country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, consisting of a chain of 13 principal and many smaller islands located about 500 miles (800 km) west of Fiji and 1,100 miles (1,770 km) east of Australia. The islands extend north-south for some 400 miles (650 km) in an irregular Y shape.
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Nov 23, 2020 · Vanuatu is a sovereign island nation and a Melanesian archipelago comprising of a total of 83 large and small islands, located in the South Pacific Ocean. It is geographically positioned in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres of the Earth.
May 1, 2024 · Capital. name: Port-Vila (on Efate) geographic coordinates: 17 44 S, 168 19 E time difference: UTC+11 (16 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) etymology: there are two possibilities for the origin of the name: early European settlers were Portuguese and "vila" means "village or town" in Portuguese, hence "Port-Vila" would mean "Port Town"; alternatively, the site of the capital ...
Oct 27, 2023 · Vanuatu country profile. 27 October 2023. Vanuatu, a string of more than 80 islands once known as the New Hebrides, achieved independence from France and Britain in 1980. Most of the islands...
This settlement pattern accounts for the complex linguistic diversity found on the archipelago to this day. The British and French, who settled the New Hebrides in the 19th century, agreed in 1906 to an Anglo-French Condominium, which administered the islands until independence in 1980, when the new name of Vanuatu was adopted.
Dec 20, 2021 · Location. Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to Australia. Geographic coordinates. 16 00 S, 167 00 E. Map references. Oceania. Area. total: 12,189 sq km. land: 12,189 sq km. water: 0 sq km. note: includes more than 80 islands, about 65 of which are inhabited.
