Vanuatu
Oceania · Capital: Port Vila
Vanuatu is a country in Oceania, home to about 330,000 people across 12,189 km². Its capital is Port Vila. It is an island nation with no land borders.
Key facts
Capital
Port Vila
Region
Oceania
Population
~330,000 people
Area
12,189 km²
Density
27 people per km²
Coastline
Island nation
Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
Drives on the
Right
Languages
Bislama, English, French
Standard time zones
1
Highest point
1,877 m
Head of state
Not a monarch
Member of
Commonwealth of Nations
Flag colors
red, green, black, yellow
How Vanuatu ranks
- One of 40 countries on Earth with no land border at all.
Every ranking is computed from the facts above — see the full record tables.
Which countries border Vanuatu?
Vanuatu shares no land border with another sovereign state.
Vanuatu in the game
Every puzzle gives three clues that exactly one country satisfies. Vanuatu is a deep cut — answers this obscure only show up in hard puzzles. These are the 28 clues from the pool that are true of Vanuatu, rarest first — the fewer countries share a clue, the harder it works for you on the board.
- Is in Oceania1 of 14
- Its flag features a triangle1 of 16
- Its capital city's name begins with “P”1 of 17
- Has more than two official languages1 of 19
- Its capital city's name has more than one word1 of 26
- Has French as an official language1 of 27
- Is an archipelago1 of 28
- Lies entirely in the Southern Hemisphere1 of 34
- Lies further east than India1 of 34
- Has fewer than 1 million people1 of 37
- Has no land borders1 of 40
- Its flag contains black1 of 44
- Is an island nation1 of 47
- Is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations1 of 56
- Has English as an official language1 of 59
- Has more than one official language1 of 65
- Has an area smaller than 50,000 km²1 of 69
- Has fewer people than Ireland1 of 74
- Its flag contains green1 of 83
- Borders fewer than 3 countries1 of 84
- Its flag contains yellow or gold1 of 85
- Is smaller than Portugal1 of 86
- Has an area smaller than 100,000 km²1 of 88
- Is smaller than Iceland1 of 89
- Lies entirely within the tropics1 of 90
- Has fewer than 10 million people1 of 100
- Drives on the right1 of 141
- Has an area smaller than 500,000 km²1 of 144
Common questions about Vanuatu
- Which countries border Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu shares no land border with another sovereign state.
- What is the capital of Vanuatu?
- The capital of Vanuatu is Port Vila.
- Is Vanuatu landlocked?
- No — Vanuatu is an island nation.
- What language is spoken in Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu has 3 official languages: Bislama, English and French.
Facts reviewed June 2025. Populations are rounded estimates; area includes inland water.