Flag of Vanuatu

Educational illustration shown at 4:3. The reference proportion is 19:36.

How to recognise it

Red over green, divided by a black-edged gold Y on its side, with a black triangle at the hoist holding a gold curled tusk.

Name in the quiz: Vanuatu
UN member state name: Vanuatu
ISO 3166-1 code: VU
Atlas Play pack: Oceania

Practise the Oceania pack Today’s flags

Easily confused with

South AfricaA Y on its side around a black hoist triangle.

Source and checks

Design reference: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Vanuatu (Red and green with a black-edged golden pall, a black chevron at the hoist with a boar tusk and two crossed fern fronds; proportion 19:36). Checked 2026-10-18 by Claude (AI build agent): rendered artwork compared with the reference design description; no human editorial review yet. Artwork: flag-icons 7.6.0 (package/flags/4x3/vu.svg), MIT licence, licence text; sanitised copy sha256 1ed55ff4190e…. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.