Vanuatu, officially the Republic of Vanuatu, is an island country in Melanesia, located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is 1,750 km (1,090 mi) east of northern Australia, 540 km (340 mi) northeast of New Caledonia, east of New Guinea, southeast of Solomon Islands, and west of Fiji.
The telecommunication systems in Vanuatu provides voice and data services to the island nation.
VU, Vu or vu may refer to:
Vanuatu has been divided into six provinces since 1994. The names in English of all provinces are derived from the initial letters of their constituent islands:
.lt is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Lithuania.
The Vanuatu Football Federation (VFF) is the main governing body of all football in Vanuatu. It is an association of Vanuatu football clubs, and it organises national competitions and international matches for the Vanuatu National Football Team. The men's national team is ranked 165th in the FIFA World Rankings (Men). The men's national team was invited to compete in The Hero Intercontinental Cup 2023 and competes in major tournaments like FIFA World Cup Qualifiers (Oceania) and OFC Nations Cup.
The Reserve Bank of Vanuatu is the central bank of Vanuatu. It was initially known as the Central Bank of Vanuatu after the nation's independence from France and the United Kingdom.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Vanuatu:
ISO 3166-2:VU is the entry for Vanuatu in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.
Visitors to Vanuatu must obtain a visa unless they travel on a passport from one of the visa exempt countries. All visitors must hold a passport valid for at least 6 months from the date of arrival. Vanuatu signed a mutual visa-waiver agreement with the European Union on 28 May 2015 which was ratified on 15 December 2015. This agreement allows all citizens of states that are contracting parties to the Schengen Agreement to stay without a visa for a maximum period of 90 days in any 180-day period.
The sport of football in the country of Vanuatu is run by the Vanuatu Football Federation. The association administers the national football team as well as the Vanuatu Premia Divisen.
Jean Kaltak is a Vanuatuan international footballer who plays as forward for Vanuatuan club Ifira Black Bird and the Vanuatu national team.
The Vanuatu national under-20 football team is the national U-20 team of Vanuatu and is controlled by the Vanuatu Football Federation. It was known as the New Hebrides national under-20 football team until 1980, when the New Hebrides gained their independence and renamed their country to Vanuatu.
The Republic of Vanuatu is an officially trilingual state in the western Pacific, the three national languages being English, French and Bislama. There is a diversity of newspapers, but only one, state-owned television channel. Private radio stations are a recent development; there were reportedly none in 2007.
The Interchange Cable Network is a series of subsea fiber optic cables owned by Vanuatu-based company Interchange Limited. The first cable, ICN1 links Fiji to Vanuatu and has been in service since 15 January 2014.
The Four Nations Friendship Cup was a competition played in June 2015. The competition was used to help teams to prepare for the 2015 Pacific Games.
Jason Thomas is a Vanuatuan footballer who plays as a defender for Hekari United and the Vanuatu national team. He made his debut for the national team in November 2015 in their 1–1 draw with Fiji. Besides Vanuatu, he has played in Solomon Islands, Fiji, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, and Cambodia.
Remy Kalsrap is a Vanuatuan footballer who plays as a defender for Erakor Golden Star in the Port Vila Football League and the Vanuatu national football team. He made his debut for the national team on November 7, 2015 in a 1–1 draw against Fiji.
Patti Bill Nicholls is a Ni-Vanuatu footballer who plays as a forward for Magenta. He made his debut for the national team in November 2015 in their 2–1 win against Fiji in which he scored the second goal.
The COVID-19 pandemic in Vanuatu is part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. The virus was confirmed to have reached Vanuatu on 11 November 2020.
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