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Vanuatu

MelanesiaCapital Port Vila

Vanuatu is a country in Melanesia, Oceania. Its capital is Port Vila. Vanuatu has no land neighbours on the map. The closest countries across the water are Solomon Islands, Fiji and Tuvalu.

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A way to remember it

Vanuatu is a Y-shaped chain of islands, south-east of the Solomon Islands and west of Fiji.

Good to know

Land diving, the ancestor of bungee jumping, began on its island of Pentecost.

Quick facts

  • CapitalPort Vila
  • RegionOceania, Melanesia
  • Also known asRepublic of Vanuatu, Ripablik blong Vanuatu, République de Vanuatu

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