Key facts
Capital:Port-Vila
Location:Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to Australia
Currency:vatu (VUV)
Area:12,189 sq km
Population:303,009 (July 2021 est.)
Languages:local languages (more than 100) 63.2%, Bislama (official; creole) 33.7%, English (official) 2%, French (official) 0.6%, other 0.5% (2009 est.)
Religion:Protestant 70% (includes Presbyterian 27.9%, Anglican 15.1%, Seventh Day Adventist 12.5%, Assemblies of God 4.7%, Church of Christ 4.5%, Neil Thomas Ministry 3.1%, and Apostolic 2.2%), Roman Catholic 12.4%, customary beliefs 3.7% (including Jon Frum cargo cult), other 12.6%, none 1.1%, unspecified 0.2% (2009 est.)
TimeZone:UTC+11
Tel Code:+678
