Vanuatu

Republic of Vanuatu

Oceania|Vanuatu

Capital

Port Vila

Population

320,409

Name

Vt VUV

Calling Code

+678

Languages

Bislama

bi

English

en

French

français

fr

Geography

Region

East Asia & Pacific

Subregion

Melanesia

Continent

Oceania

Area

12,189 km²

Landlocked

TLD

.vu

Airports (32)

MTV

Mota Lava Airport

Ablow

SLH

Sola Airport

Torba

TOH

Torres Airstrip

Torba

EAE

Sangafa Airport

Sangafa

CCV

Craig Cove Airport

Malampa

LOD

Longana Airport

Penama

SSR

Sara Airport

Penama

PBJ

Tavie Airport

Malampa

LPM

Lamap Airport

Malampa

Country Codes

ISO 3166-1 Alpha-2

ISO 3166-1 Alpha-3

VUT

ISO 3166-1 Numeric

548

BCP 47

bi-VU

IOC

VAN

FIFA

VAN

Currency Format

Code

VUV

Name

Vatu

Symbol

Symbol Position

before

Decimal Separator

Thousands Separator

Example

VUV 123,457

Date & Time Formats

Date Formats

Full

Saturday, April 4, 2026

EEEE, MMMM d, y

Long

April 4, 2026

MMMM d, y

Medium

Apr 4, 2026

MMM d, y

Short

4/4/26

M/d/yy

Time Formats

Full

3:41:04 PM Coordinated Universal Time

h:mm:ss a zzzz

Long

3:41:04 PM UTC

h:mm:ss a z

Medium

3:41:04 PM

h:mm:ss a

Short

3:41 PM

h:mm a

Additional Info

First Day of Week

Monday

Clock Format

12h

Primary Timezone

UTC+11:00

UTC Offset

+00:00

Timezones

UTC+11:00

Number Formatting

Decimal Separator

Thousands Separator

Digit Grouping

Numbering System

latn

Example

1,234,567.89

Phone Formatting

Calling Code

+678

Trunk Prefix

International Prefix

Subscriber Number Lengths

5, 7

Example Format

+678 591 2345

Format Patterns

Pattern	Format	Leading Digits	National Prefix
(\d{3})(\d{4})	$1 $2	[57-9]	—

Phone Number Types

Fixed Line

Example22123

Lengths5

Mobile

Example5912345

Lengths7

Toll Free

Example81123

Lengths5

VoIP

Example9010123

Lengths7

UAN

Example30123

Lengths5, 7

Format Patterns

[57-9]\d{6}|(?:[238]\d|48)\d{3}

Locale Settings

Writing Direction

LTR

Measurement System

metric

Temperature Scale

celsius

Paper Size

Driving Side

right

Week Numbering

ISO

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