Official nameRipablik blong Vanuatu (Republic of Vanuatu)CapitalPort VilaPopulation estimate (2015)265,000Internet domain extension.vuCurrencyThe unit of currency is the vatu (VUV) with no minor unit.TerritoryVanuatu comprises 83 islands (65 of which are inhabited), which lie roughly 800 km west of Fiji and 400 km north-east of New Caledonia.LanguagesThe national language is Bislama (spoken by 57% of the population): English and French are also official languages; about 30,000 speak French.Source: The Statesman's Yearbook 2018. Palgrave Macmillan, London Synonyms and related words