Vanuatu

geographical name

Van·​u·​atu ˌvan-ˌwä-ˈtü 

ˌvän-,

 also  -ˈwä-(ˌ)tü

variants or formerly New Hebrides

ˈhe-brə-ˌdēz 

islands in the southwestern Pacific northeast of New Caledonia and west of Fiji; capital Port-Vila (on Efate) area 4706 square miles (12,189 square kilometers), population 288,000

Note: As the New Hebrides, Vanuatu was formerly under joint British and French administration. It has been an independent republic since 1980.