ADMINISTRATIVE CAPITAL: Port Vila

GEOGRAPHY

Formed by a beautiful group of islands Vanuatu is located close to the Solomon Islands. Vanuatu owns a land of 12,190 km².

DEMOGRAPHY

A population of close to 240000. Muslims account for about 0.1% of the population.

CLIMATE

Vanuatu has a long rainy season with a considerable amount of rainfall occurring in almost all the months of the year. The warmest month at Vanuatu is February and coolest is August. The average temperature is close to 26°C. and the hottest is closer to 30°C while 13°C is the minimum.

LANGUAGES SPOKEN

Bislama, English and French are the official languages.

LOCAL TIME

GMT+11 hrs throughout the year

BUSINESS HOURS

Banks: 8:30 AM to 3 PM
General: 7:30 AM to 5 PM

HOLIDAYS

New Year's Day: January 1st
Father Lini Day : February 21st
Labour Day : May 1st
Childrens day : 24th July
Independence Day : July 30th
Constitution Day : October 5th
Unity Day : November 29th
Christmas Day : December 25th

CURRENCY

Sri Lankan Vatu

IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS

Police/Medical/Fire: 112