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Fun fact 3 about Vanuatu

Cave drawings, Lelepa Island, associated with the Roy Mata World Heritage Site
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The first recorded European contact with Vanuatu occurred in April 1606 when Portuguese explorer Pedro Fernandes de Queirós landed on Gaua.

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Vanuatu

Population
335.2K
Area
12,189 km²
Capital
Port Vila
Continent
Oceania
168th most populous country in the world

Vanuatu, officially the Republic of Vanuatu, is an archipelagic country in Melanesia located in the South Pacific Ocean.

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Photo: Phillip Capper from Wellington, New Zealand · CC BY 2.0