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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 Republic of Vanuatu
1991 Republic of Vanuatu
1992 Republic of Vanuatu
1993 conventional long form: Republic of Vanuatu conventional short form: Vanuatu former: New Hebrides
1994 conventional long form: Republic of Vanuatu conventional short form: Vanuatu former: New Hebrides
1995 conventional long form: Republic of Vanuatu conventional short form: Vanuatu former: New Hebrides
1996 conventional long form: Republic of Vanuatu conventional short form: Vanuatu former: New Hebrides
1997 conventional long form: Republic of Vanuatu conventional short form: Vanuatu former: New Hebrides
1998 conventional long form: Republic of Vanuatu conventional short form: Vanuatu former: New Hebrides
1999 conventional long form: Republic of Vanuatu conventional short form: Vanuatu former: New Hebrides
2000 conventional long form: Republic of Vanuatu conventional short form: Vanuatu former: New Hebrides
2001 conventional long form: Republic of Vanuatu conventional short form: Vanuatu former: New Hebrides
2002 conventional long form: Republic of Vanuatu conventional short form: Vanuatu former: New Hebrides
2003 conventional long form: Republic of Vanuatu conventional short form: Vanuatu former: New Hebrides
2004 conventional long form: Republic of Vanuatu conventional short form: Vanuatu former: New Hebrides
2005 conventional long form: Republic of Vanuatu conventional short form: Vanuatu former: New Hebrides
2006 conventional long form: Republic of Vanuatu conventional short form: Vanuatu local long form: Ripablik blong Vanuatu local short form: Vanuatu former: New Hebrides
2007 conventional long form: Republic of Vanuatu conventional short form: Vanuatu local long form: Ripablik blong Vanuatu local short form: Vanuatu former: New Hebrides
2008 conventional long form: Republic of Vanuatu conventional short form: Vanuatu local long form: Ripablik blong Vanuatu local short form: Vanuatu former: New Hebrides
2009 conventional long form: Republic of Vanuatu conventional short form: Vanuatu local long form: Ripablik blong Vanuatu local short form: Vanuatu former: New Hebrides
2010 conventional long form: Republic of Vanuatu conventional short form: Vanuatu local long form: Ripablik blong Vanuatu local short form: Vanuatu former: New Hebrides
2011 conventional long form: Republic of Vanuatu conventional short form: Vanuatu local long form: Ripablik blong Vanuatu local short form: Vanuatu former: New Hebrides
2012 conventional long form: Republic of Vanuatu conventional short form: Vanuatu local long form: Ripablik blong Vanuatu local short form: Vanuatu former: New Hebrides
2013 conventional long form: Republic of Vanuatu conventional short form: Vanuatu local long form: Ripablik blong Vanuatu local short form: Vanuatu former: New Hebrides
2014 conventional long form: Republic of Vanuatu conventional short form: Vanuatu local long form: Ripablik blong Vanuatu local short form: Vanuatu former: New Hebrides
2015 conventional long form: Republic of Vanuatu | conventional short form: Vanuatu | local long form: Ripablik blong Vanuatu | local short form: Vanuatu | former: New Hebrides
2016 conventional long form: Republic of Vanuatu | conventional short form: Vanuatu | local long form: Ripablik blong Vanuatu | local short form: Vanuatu | former: New Hebrides | etymology: derived from the words "vanua" (home or land) and "tu" (stand) that occur in several of the Austonesian languages spoken on the islands and which provide the meaning of "independence" or the sense of "our land"
2017 conventional long form: Republic of Vanuatu | conventional short form: Vanuatu | local long form: Ripablik blong Vanuatu | local short form: Vanuatu | former: New Hebrides | etymology: derived from the words "vanua" (home or land) and "tu" (stand) that occur in several of the Austonesian languages spoken on the islands and which provide a meaning of "the land remains" but which also convey a sense of "independence" or "our land"
2018 conventional long form: Republic of Vanuatu | conventional short form: Vanuatu | local long form: Ripablik blong Vanuatu | local short form: Vanuatu | former: New Hebrides | etymology: derived from the words "vanua" (home or land) and "tu" (stand) that occur in several of the Austonesian languages spoken on the islands and which provide a meaning of "the land remains" but which also convey a sense of "independence" or "our land"
2019 conventional long form: Republic of Vanuatu | conventional short form: Vanuatu | local long form: Ripablik blong Vanuatu | local short form: Vanuatu | former: New Hebrides | etymology: derived from the words "vanua" (home or land) and "tu" (stand) that occur in several of the Austonesian languages spoken on the islands and which provide a meaning of "the land remains" but which also convey a sense of "independence" or "our land"
2020 conventional long form: Republic of Vanuatu | conventional short form: Vanuatu | local long form: Ripablik blong Vanuatu | local short form: Vanuatu | former: New Hebrides | etymology: derived from the words "vanua" (home or land) and "tu" (stand) that occur in several of the Austonesian languages spoken on the islands and which provide a meaning of "the land remains" but which also convey a sense of "independence" or "our land"
2021 conventional long form: Republic of Vanuatu conventional short form: Vanuatu local long form: Ripablik blong Vanuatu local short form: Vanuatu former: New Hebrides etymology: derived from the words "vanua" (home or land) and "tu" (stand) that occur in several of the Austonesian languages spoken on the islands and which provide a meaning of "the land remains" but which also convey a sense of "independence" or "our land"
2022 conventional long form: Republic of Vanuatu conventional short form: Vanuatu local long form: Ripablik blong Vanuatu local short form: Vanuatu former: New Hebrides etymology: derived from the words "vanua" (home or land) and "tu" (stand) that occur in several of the Austonesian languages spoken on the islands and which provide a meaning of "the land remains" but which also convey a sense of "independence" or "our land"
2023 conventional long form: Republic of Vanuatu conventional short form: Vanuatu local long form: Ripablik blong Vanuatu local short form: Vanuatu former: New Hebrides etymology: derived from the words "vanua" (home or land) and "tu" (stand) that occur in several of the Austonesian languages spoken on the islands and which provide a meaning of "the land remains" but which also convey a sense of "independence" or "our land"
2024 conventional long form: Republic of Vanuatu conventional short form: Vanuatu local long form: Ripablik blong Vanuatu local short form: Vanuatu former: New Hebrides etymology: derived from the words "vanua" (home or land) and "tu" (stand) that occur in several of the Austonesian languages spoken on the islands and which provide a meaning of "the land remains" but which also convey a sense of "independence" or "our land"
2025 conventional long form: Republic of Vanuatu conventional short form: Vanuatu local long form: Ripablik blong Vanuatu local short form: Vanuatu former: New Hebrides etymology: the name means "Our land forever" in several of the Austronesian languages spoken on the islands; the former name, New Hebrides, was given by Captain James COOK in 1774 because he thought they looked similar to the Hebrides islands off the coast of Scotland