Vanuatu
Flag
Adopted: 1980
The flag features a Y-shaped black cross dividing the field into green and red sections, with a yellow horizontal stripe and a boar's tusk motif in the upper hoist.
Flag fun fact: The boar's tusk symbol represents the importance of pigs in Vanuatu's indigenous culture and traditional ceremonies.
Colors
greenyellowblackredwhite
Design elements
stripescrossstarplant
Flag family: Pan-African
Country context
Capital city: Port Vila
Melanesia · Oceania
Independent from United Kingdom and France · 1980
BritishFrench
Parliamentary republic
UNCommonwealth
Island nation
