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Republic of Vanuatu |
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| Capital: |
Port Vila |
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| Region: |
Oceania |
| Subregion: |
Melanesia |
| Area: |
12189 |
| Population size: (2025-06-19 23:40) |
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VU |
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+678 |
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| International organizations: |
| WTO |
world Trade organisation |
| ACP-EU |
Countries in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific |
| SPARTECA |
South Pacific Agreement on Regional Trade and Economic Cooperation |
| PIF |
Pacific Islands Forum |
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 A country, state, region... (9) |
| Administrative division (ADMD)
(An administrative division of a country, undifferentiated as to administrative level) | 2 | | Independent political entity (PCLI)
| 1 | | First-order administrative division (ADM1)
(A primary administrative division of a country, such as a state in the United States) | 6 | |
 Stream, lake... (1123) |
| Stream (STM)
(A body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land) | 364 | | Bay (BAY)
(A coastal indentation between two capes or headlands, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf) | 135 | | Intermittent stream (STMI)
| 272 | | Cove(s) (COVE)
(A small coastal indentation, smaller than a bay) | 111 | | Bight(s) (BGHT)
(An open body of water forming a slight recession in a coastline) | 24 | | Anchorage (ANCH)
(An area where vessels may anchor) | 49 | | Watercourse (WTRC)
(A natural, well-defined channel produced by flowing water, or an artificial channel designed to carry flowing water) | 4 | | Lake (LK)
(A large inland body of standing water) | 26 | | Lagoon (LGN)
(A shallow coastal waterbody, completely or partly separated from a larger body of water by a barrier island, coral reef or other depositional feature) | 9 | | Spring(s) (SPNG)
(A place where ground water flows naturally out of the ground) | 13 | | Waterfall(s) (FLLS)
(A perpendicular or very steep descent of the water of a stream) | 8 | | Crater lake (LKC)
(A lake in a crater or caldera) | 2 | | Reef(s) (RF)
(A surface-navigation hazard composed of consolidated material) | 39 | | Marine channel (CHNM)
(That part of a body of water deep enough for navigation through an area otherwise not suitable) | 31 | | Harbor(s) (HBR)
(A haven or space of deep water so sheltered by the adjacent land as to afford a safe anchorage for ships) | 4 | | Inlet (INLT)
(A narrow waterway extending into the land, or connecting a bay or lagoon with a larger body of water) | 14 | | Wetland (WTLD)
(An area subject to inundation, usually characterized by bog, marsh, or swamp vegetation) | 4 | | Narrows (NRWS)
(A navigable narrow part of a bay, strait, river, etc.) | 1 | | Lakes (LKS)
(Large inland bodies of standing water) | 2 | | Shoal(s) (SHOL)
(A surface-navigation hazard composed of unconsolidated material) | 3 | | Bank(s) (BNK)
(An elevation, typically located on a shelf, over which the depth of water is relatively shallow but sufficient for most surface navigation) | 3 | | Channel (CHN)
(The deepest part of a stream, bay, lagoon, or strait, through which the main current flows) | 3 | | Sea (SEA)
(A large body of salt water more or less confined by continuous land or chains of islands forming a subdivision of an ocean) | 2 | |
 Parks, area ... (257) |
| Locality (LCTY)
(A minor area or place of unspecified or mixed character and indefinite boundaries) | 250 | | Area (AREA)
(A tract of land without homogeneous character or boundaries) | 6 | | Coast (CST)
(A zone of variable width straddling the shoreline) | 1 | |
 City, village... (1920) |
| Populated place (PPL)
(A city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work) | 1879 | | Abandoned populated place (PPLQ)
| 15 | | Seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLA)
(Seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLC takes precedence over PPLA)) | 5 | | Capital of a political entity (PPLC)
| 1 | | Populated locality (PPLL)
(An area similar to a locality but with a small group of dwellings or other buildings) | 18 | | Section of populated place (PPLX)
| 2 | |
 Spot, building, farm (209) |
| School (SCH)
(Building(s) where instruction in one or more branches of knowledge takes place) | 38 | | Estate(s) (EST)
(A large commercialized agricultural landholding with associated buildings and other facilities) | 48 | | Cave(s) (CAVE)
(An underground passageway or chamber, or cavity on the side of a cliff) | 8 | | Building(s) (BLDG)
(A structure built for permanent use, as a house, factory, etc.) | 9 | | Church (CH)
(A building for public Christian worship) | 4 | | Temple(s) (TMPL)
(An edifice dedicated to religious worship) | 1 | | Mine(s) (MN)
(A site where mineral ores are extracted from the ground by excavating surface pits and subterranean passages) | 1 | | Military installation (INSM)
(A facility for use of and control by armed forces) | 1 | | Ruin(s) (RUIN)
(A destroyed or decayed structure which is no longer functional) | 1 | | Wharf(-ves) (WHRF)
(A structure of open rather than solid construction along a shore or a bank which provides berthing for ships and cargo-handling facilities) | 5 | | Jetty (JTY)
(A structure built out into the water at a river mouth or harbor entrance to regulate currents and silting) | 1 | | Airport (AIRP)
(A place where aircraft regularly land and take off, with runways, navigational aids, and major facilities for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo) | 28 | | Hotel (HTL)
(A building providing lodging and/or meals for the public) | 28 | | Airfield (AIRF)
(A place on land where aircraft land and take off; no facilities provided for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo) | 2 | | Abandoned airfield (AIRQ)
| 1 | | Camp(s) (CMP)
(A site occupied by tents, huts, or other shelters for temporary use) | 4 | | Library (LIBR)
(A place in which information resources such as books are kept for reading, reference, or lending.) | 1 | | Office building (BLDO)
(Commercial building where business and/or services are conducted) | 1 | | College (SCHC)
(The grounds and buildings of an institution of higher learning) | 4 | | Hospital (HSP)
(A building in which sick or injured, especially those confined to bed, are medically treated) | 3 | | University (UNIV)
(An institution for higher learning with teaching and research facilities constituting a graduate school and professional schools that award master's degrees and doctorates and an undergraduate division that awards bachelor's degrees.) | 1 | | Guest house (GHSE)
(A house used to provide lodging for paying guests) | 2 | | Resort (RSRT)
(A specialized facility for vacation, health, or participation sports activities) | 6 | | Athletic field (ATHF)
(A tract of land used for playing team sports, and athletic track and field events) | 1 | | Clinic (HSPC)
(A medical facility associated with a hospital for outpatients) | 2 | | Mission (MSSN)
(A place characterized by dwellings, school, church, hospital and other facilities operated by a religious group for the purpose of providing charitable services and to propagate religion) | 2 | | Landing (LDNG)
(A place where boats receive or discharge passengers and freight, but lacking most port facilities) | 1 | | Farm (FRM)
(A tract of land with associated buildings devoted to agriculture) | 1 | | Resthouse (RHSE)
(A structure maintained for the rest and shelter of travelers) | 2 | | Agricultural facility (AGRF)
(A building and/or tract of land used for improving agriculture) | 1 | | Bridge (BDG)
(A structure erected across an obstacle such as a stream, road, etc., in order to carry roads, railroads, and pedestrians across) | 1 | |
 Mountain, hill, rock... (1380) |
| Hill (HLL)
(A rounded elevation of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m) | 144 | | Point (PT)
(A tapering piece of land projecting into a body of water, less prominent than a cape) | 503 | | Mountain (MT)
(An elevation standing high above the surrounding area with small summit area, steep slopes and local relief of 300m or more) | 291 | | Volcano (VLC)
(A conical elevation composed of volcanic materials with a crater at the top) | 9 | | Peak (PK)
(A pointed elevation atop a mountain, ridge, or other hypsographic feature) | 47 | | Spur(s) (SPUR)
(A subordinate ridge projecting outward from a hill, mountain or other elevation) | 74 | | Rocks (RKS)
(Conspicuous, isolated rocky masses) | 10 | | Rock (RK)
(A conspicuous, isolated rocky mass) | 55 | | Island (ISL)
(A tract of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water) | 150 | | Ridge(s) (RDGE)
(A long narrow elevation with steep sides, and a more or less continuous crest) | 24 | | Promontory(-ies) (PROM)
(A bluff or prominent hill overlooking or projecting into a lowland) | 14 | | Saddle (SDL)
(A broad, open pass crossing a ridge or between hills or mountains) | 1 | | Headland (HDLD)
(A high projection of land extending into a large body of water beyond the line of the coast) | 10 | | Cape (CAPE)
(A land area, more prominent than a point, projecting into the sea and marking a notable change in coastal direction) | 10 | | Mesa(s) (MESA)
(A flat-topped, isolated elevation with steep slopes on all sides, less extensive than a plateau) | 2 | | Islands (ISLS)
(Tracts of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water) | 8 | | Hills (HLLS)
(Rounded elevations of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m) | 6 | | Land-tied island (ISLT)
(A coastal island connected to the mainland by barrier beaches, levees or dikes) | 1 | | Slope(s) (SLP)
(A surface with a relatively uniform slope angle) | 3 | | Crater(s) (CRTR)
(A generally circular saucer or bowl-shaped depression caused by volcanic or meteorite explosive action) | 1 | | Plateau (PLAT)
(An elevated plain with steep slopes on one or more sides, and often with incised streams) | 2 | | Shore (SHOR)
(A narrow zone bordering a waterbody which covers and uncovers at high and low water, respectively) | 1 | | Beach (BCH)
(A shore zone of coarse unconsolidated sediment that extends from the low-water line to the highest reach of storm waves) | 9 | | Cliff(s) (CLF)
(A high, steep to perpendicular slope overlooking a waterbody or lower area) | 1 | | Mountains (MTS)
(A mountain range or a group of mountains or high ridges) | 2 | | Plain(s) (PLN)
(An extensive area of comparatively level to gently undulating land, lacking surface irregularities, and usually adjacent to a higher area) | 1 | | Peninsula (PEN)
(An elongate area of land projecting into a body of water and nearly surrounded by water) | 1 | |
 Undersea (5) |
| Trench (TRNU)
(A long, narrow, characteristically very deep and asymmetrical depression of the sea floor, with relatively steep sides) | 3 | | Ridge (RDGU)
(A long narrow elevation with steep sides) | 1 | | Seamount (SMU)
(An elevation rising generally more than 1,000 meters and of limited extent across the summit) | 1 | |
