Vanuatu
Republic of Vanuatu · Melanesia
Updated 8 November 2026
Vanuatu is a country in Melanesia with its capital in Port Vila. Its head of state is Nikenike Vurobaravu and its head of government is Jotham Napat. On DiploMaps you can see Vanuatu on the world map with its leaders, economy, trade and UN votes, and its relations with the United Arab Emirates.
Key facts
- Capital
- Port Vila
- Head of state
- Nikenike Vurobaravupresident of Vanuatu since 2022
- Head of government
- Jotham Napatpolitician in Vanuatu
- Foreign minister
- Marc AtiMinister for Foreign Affairs, External Trade and International Cooperation of the Republic of Vanuatu
- Population
- 335.2 thousand (2025)
- Area
- 12,189 km²
- GDP
- $1.4 billion (2025)
- Currency
- Vanuatu vatu (VUV)
- Official languages
- Bislama, English, French
- United Nations
- Member since 1981
- Region
- Melanesia · Oceania
Vanuatu and the UAE
- UAE imports from it (2025)
- $2.8 thousand
- Visa for UAE citizens
- No visa needed
Memberships
- Commonwealth of Nations
- Non-Aligned Movement
- Group of 77
- Pacific Islands Forum
- NPT (Non-Proliferation Treaty)
- ICC (Rome Statute)