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Vanuatu

Republic of Vanuatu

Flag of Vanuatu
Region
Oceania · Melanesia
Capital
Port Vila
Population
335,169 (2025)
Government
parliamentary republic
Currency
Vanuatu vatu (VUV)
Official languages
Bislama, English, French
Spoken languages
indigenous languages (more than 100) 82.6%, Bislama (official; creole) 14.5%, English (official) 2.1%, French (official) 0.8% (2020 est.)
Written scripts
Latin
Area
12,189 km²
Coastline
Coastal
UN member
Yes
Affiliations
IMF, WCO, WTO

Political stability

82 / 100

Economic stability

48 / 100

Population stability

60 / 100

0–100, higher is more stable. Political: World Bank governance score. Economic: government effectiveness, regulatory quality, and inflation proximity to 2% (World Bank). Population: stability of growth and net migration rates (World Bank).

Trade profile

Key exports
fish, ships, perfume plants, wood, copra (2023)
Key imports
refined petroleum, ships, plastic products, poultry, trucks (2023)
Natural resources
manganese, hardwood forests, fish
Primary route
Feeder services to Australian and Asian hubs
Secondary route
Transpacific connections via Fiji hubs

Trade research

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Sources: mledoze/countries (ODbL), CIA World Factbook (public domain), World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), flag-icons (MIT). Stability scores are xin.bz composites of the cited World Bank indicators; routes and commodity notes are xin.bz assessments. Informational only — verify with official sources.