Vanuatu flag information

Flag description: two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and green with a black isosceles triangle (based on the hoist side) all separated by a black-edged yellow stripe in the shape of a horizontal Y (the two points of the Y face the hoist side and enclose the triangle); centered in the triangle is a boar's tusk encircling two crossed namele leaves, all in yellow. .

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Additional information about Vanuatu

Official country name: Republic of Vanuatu

Short name: Vanuatu
Local names (long and short forms): Ripablik blong Vanuatu / Vanuatu
Former name: New Hebrides
Abbreviation:
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Nationality noun / adjective: Ni-Vanuatu (singular and plural) / Ni-Vanuatu

Languages spoken: local languages (more than 100) 72.6%, pidgin (known as Bislama or Bichelama) 23.1%, English 1.9%, French 1.4%, other 0.3%, unspecified 0.7% (1999 Census). .

Capital: Port-Vila (on Efate) (GMT 9.9, summertime: )

Government type: parliamentary republic

Population: 215446 ranked 187, (data 2008)

Geography: a Y-shaped chain of four main islands and 80 smaller islands; several of the islands have active volcanoes. The lowest point is Pacific Ocean 0 m and the highest point is Tabwemasana 1,877 m. .

Coastline: Coastline 2528 km - . .

Land borders: Vanuatu has a total of 0 km landborders, bordering to . . .

Administrative divisions: 6 provinces; Malampa, Penama, Sanma, Shefa, Tafea, Torba

Dependent areas:

Independence: 30 July 1980 (from France and UK)