Vanuatu
Vanuatu is a country in East Asia & Pacific with a population of approximately ~0.3 million. Its capital is Port-Vila. This is the complete reference for identifying Vanuatu in MapDash, Worldle, Globle, and other daily geography puzzles — drawn from one of 212 country profiles in the network.
Quick facts
| Continent / region | East Asia & Pacific |
| Capital | Port-Vila |
| Population | ~0.3 million |
| ISO codes | VU / VUT |
| Coordinates | -17.74°, 168.32° |
| Bordering countries | None on file (island or maritime) |
How Vanuatu appears in daily geography puzzles
In MapDash, Vanuatu is identified through the clue sequence: east asia & pacific first, then population range (~0.3 million), then bordering countries, then capital (Port-Vila), then a famous-for hint.
In Worldle, Vanuatu is identified by its country outline shape. In Globle, the heat-map proximity game warms guesses as they approach East Asia & Pacific.
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Reading Vanuatu in MapDash context
The Vanuatu record above pulls directly from OpenStreetMap country geometries and MapDash editorial commentary. What follows is the per-entity context — how Vanuatu sits in the broader country-guessing geography puzzles distribution and which underlying factors drive the headline numbers.
Every number on this page links back to OpenStreetMap country geometries and MapDash editorial commentary; the methodology page describes the inputs, refresh cadence, and known limitations of the underlying data product.
For readers using this page as a decision input, the related-entity pages elsewhere on the site provide the comparison set. The most useful comparison for Vanuatu is typically a peer within recognized sovereign countries with similar size, similar exposure, or similar geography — not the national-level summary alone.
Frequently asked questions
What is the capital of Vanuatu?
The capital of Vanuatu is Port-Vila.
What continent is Vanuatu in?
Vanuatu is in East Asia & Pacific.
What is the population of Vanuatu?
Vanuatu has a population of approximately ~0.3 million.
What countries border Vanuatu?
Vanuatu has no bordering countries on file — likely an island nation or has only maritime neighbors.