Editing Foreign relations of Vanuatu (section)

==Countries with diplomatic relations==
List of countries with which Vanuatu has diplomatic relations with:
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!Country
!Date<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vanuatu Diplomatic Relations |url=https://mfaicet.gov.vu/images/documents/VANUATU_NATIONAL_FOREIGN_POLICY.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240925183844/https://mfaicet.gov.vu/images/documents/VANUATU_NATIONAL_FOREIGN_POLICY.pdf |archive-date=25 September 2024 |access-date=27 October 2024 |website=mfaicet.gov.vu |pages=49–51}}</ref><ref name="un">{{cite web |title=Diplomatic relations between Vanuatu and ... |url=https://digitallibrary.un.org/search?ln=en&as=1&m1=e&p1=Diplomatic%20relations%20between%20Vanuatu%20and%20...&f1=series&op1=a&m2=a&p2=&f2=&op2=a&m3=a&p3=&f3=&dt=&d1d=&d1m=&d1y=&d2d=&d2m=&d2y=&rm=&ln=en&sf=title&so=a&rg=100&c=United%20Nations%20Digital%20Library%20System&of=hb&fti=0&fti=0 |access-date=5 January 2021 |website=United Nations Digital Library}}</ref>
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|1
|{{flag|France}}
|{{Dts|30 July 1980}}
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|2
|{{flag|United Kingdom}}
|{{Dts|30 July 1980}}
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|3
|{{flag|Australia}}
|{{Dts|30 July 1980}}
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|4
|{{flag|New Zealand}}
|{{Dts|30 July 1980}}
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|5
|{{flag|Canada}}
|{{Dts|30 July 1980}}
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|6
|{{flag|Fiji}}
|{{Dts|30 July 1980}}
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|7
|{{flag|Solomon Islands}}
|{{Dts|30 July 1980}}
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|8
|{{flag|Papua New Guinea}}
|{{Dts|30 July 1980}}
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|9
|{{flag|Kiribati}}
|{{Dts|30 July 1980}}
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|10
|{{flag|Nauru}}
|{{Dts|30 July 1980}}
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|11
|{{flag|Tonga}}
|{{Dts|30 July 1980}}
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|12
|{{flag|Samoa}}
|{{Dts|30 July 1980}}
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|13
|{{flag|South Korea}}
|{{Dts|5 November 1980}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vanuatu |url=https://www.mofa.go.kr/eng/nation/m_4902/view.do?seq=37 |access-date=20 August 2021 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea}}</ref>
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|14
|{{flag|Japan}}
|{{Dts|8 January 1981}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Daily Report: Asia & Pacific, 1–10 |publisher=The Service |year=1981 |pages=7}}</ref>
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|15
|{{Flag|Germany}}
|{{Dts|22 April 1981}}
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|16
|{{flag|Spain}}
|{{Dts|30 April 1981}}
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|17
|{{flag|Belgium}}
|{{Dts|10 June 1981}}
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|18
|{{flag|Sweden}}
|{{Dts|27 September 1981}}
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|19
|{{flag|North Korea}}
|{{Dts|1 October 1981}}
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|20
|{{Flag|Cameroon}}
|{{Dts|1 November 1981}}
|-
|21
|{{flag|Vietnam}}
|{{Dts|3 March 1982}}
|-
|22
|{{Flag|Netherlands}}
|{{Dts|9 March 1982}}
|-
|23
|{{Flag|Nigeria}}
|{{Dts|16 March 1982}}
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|24
|{{Flag|Italy}}
|{{Dts|23 March 1982}}
|-
|25
|{{flag|China}}
|{{Dts|26 March 1982}}
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|26
|{{Flag|India}}
|{{Dts|13 April 1982}}
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|27
|{{flag|Switzerland}}
|{{Dts|5 May 1982}}
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|28
|{{flag|Thailand}}
|{{Dts|2 November 1982}}
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|29
|{{flag|Singapore}}
|{{Dts|10 December 1982}}
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|30
|{{flag|Cuba}}
|{{Dts|11 March 1983}}
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|31
|{{flag|Malaysia}}
|{{Dts|5 April 1983}}
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|32
|{{flag|Bangladesh}}
|{{Dts|10 May 1983}}
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|33
|{{flag|Sri Lanka}}
|{{Dts|28 September 1983}}
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|34
|{{flag|Portugal}}
|{{Dts|30 September 1983}}
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|35
|{{flag|Greece}}
|{{Dts|1 June 1984}}
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|36
|{{flag|Peru}}
|{{Dts|30 May 1986}}
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|37
|{{flag|Libya}}
|{{Dts|30 May 1986}}
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|38
|{{flag|Nicaragua}}
|{{Dts|6 June 1986}}
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|39
|{{flag|Russia}}
|{{Dts|30 June 1986}}
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|40
|{{flag|Ivory Coast}}
|{{Dts|11 July 1986}}
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|41
|{{Flag|Seychelles}}
|{{Dts|15 July 1986}}
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|42
|{{flag|Algeria}}
|{{Dts|15 July 1986}}
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|43
|{{flag|Angola}}
|{{Dts|16 July 1986}}
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|44
|{{Flag|Zimbabwe}}
|{{Dts|15 August 1986}}
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|45
|{{Flag|Mozambique}}
|{{Dts|6 September 1986}}
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|46
|{{flag|United States}}
|{{Dts|30 September 1986}}
|-
|47
|{{flag|Philippines}}
|{{Dts|8 October 1986}}
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|48
|{{flag|Mexico}}
|{{Dts|30 October 1986}}
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|49
|{{flag|Poland}}
|{{Dts|15 November 1986}}
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|50
|{{flag|Tanzania}}
|{{Dts|18 December 1986}}
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|51
|{{flag|Brazil}}
|{{Dts|22 December 1986}}
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|52
|{{flag|Austria}}
|{{Dts|29 December 1986}}
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|53
|{{Flag|Togo}}
|{{Dts|21 January 1987}}
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|54
|{{flag|Myanmar}}
|{{Dts|28 January 1987}}
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|55
|{{flag|Laos}}
|{{Dts|18 February 1987}}
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|56
|{{flag|Argentina}}
|{{Dts|13 March 1987}}<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date= |title=Representación Diplomática de la República Argentina ante la República De Vanuatu, asignándose tal función a la Embajada de la República en la Mancomunidad De Australia |url=http://www.saij.gob.ar/619-nacional-representacion-diplomatica-republica-argentina-ante-republica-vanuatu-asignandose-tal-funcion-embajada-republica-mancomunidad-australia-dn20180000619-2018-07-04/123456789-0abc-916-0000-8102soterced?&o=16&f=Total%7CFecha%7CEstado%20de%20Vigencia/Vigente%2C%20de%20alcance%20general%7CTema%5B5%2C1%5D%7COrganismo%5B5%2C1%5D%7CAutor%5B5%2C1%5D%7CJurisdicci%F3n/Nacional%7CTribunal%5B5%2C1%5D%7CPublicaci%F3n%5B5%2C1%5D%7CColecci%F3n%20tem%E1tica%5B5%2C1%5D%7CTipo%20de%20Documento/Legislaci%F3n/Decreto&t=8946 |access-date=5 January 2021 |website= |language=es}}</ref>
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|57
|{{flag|Finland}}
|{{Dts|1 April 1987}}
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|58
|{{flag|Jamaica}}
|{{Dts|23 July 1987}}
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|59
|{{flag|Maldives}}
|{{Dts|27 January 1988}}
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|60
|{{Flag|Bahamas}}
|{{Dts|27 January 1988}}
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|61
|{{Flag|Botswana}}
|{{Dts|1 November 1988}}
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|62
|{{flag|Tunisia}}
|{{Dts|1 November 1988}}
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|—
|{{flag|State of Palestine}}
|{{Dts|17 October 1989}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Summary of World Broadcasts: The Far East. Part III |year=1989 |pages=A-17}}</ref>
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|63
|{{Flag|Namibia}}
|{{Dts|23 March 1990}}
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|64
|{{flag|Federated States of Micronesia}}
|{{Dts|19 April 1990}}
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|65
|{{flag|Marshall Islands}}
|{{Dts|1 August 1990}}
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|66
|{{flag|Chile}}
|{{Dts|10 September 1990}}
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|67
|{{flag|Israel}}
|{{Dts|16 September 1993}}
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|—
|{{flag|Holy See}}
|{{Dts|20 July 1994}}
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|68
|{{flag|Indonesia}}
|{{Dts|3 July 1995}}
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|69
|{{flag|Turkey}}
|{{Dts|14 July 1995}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Summary of World Broadcasts: Asia, Pacific |publisher=BBC |year=1995 |pages=6}}</ref>
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|70
|{{flag|Cambodia}}
|{{Dts|26 September 1996}}
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|71
|{{flag|South Africa}}
|{{Dts|6 July 1999}}
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|72
|{{flag|Ukraine}}
|{{Dts|29 September 1999}}
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|73
|{{flag|Croatia}}
|{{Dts|18 April 2000}}
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|74
|{{Flag|Ireland}}
|{{Dts|7 September 2000}}
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|75
|{{flag|Morocco}}
|{{Dts|14 December 2000}}
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|76
|{{flag|Mauritius}}
|{{Dts|13 August 2001}}
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|77
|{{flag|North Macedonia}}
|{{Dts|16 November 2001}}
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|78
|{{flag|Timor-Leste}}
|{{Dts|21 August 2002}}
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|79
|{{flag|Qatar}}
|{{Dts|16 September 2002}}
|-
|80
|{{flag|Czech Republic}}
|{{Dts|12 December 2002}}
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|81
|{{flag|Iceland}}
|{{Dts|27 September 2004}}
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|82
|{{flag|Malta}}
|{{Dts|29 September 2004}}
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|83
|{{flag|Nepal}}
|{{Dts|19 September 2006}}
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|—
|{{flag|Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic}}
|{{Dts|31 July 2008}}
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|84
|{{flag|United Arab Emirates}}
|{{Dts|23 June 2009}}
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|85
|{{flag|Uruguay}}
|{{Dts|6 August 2009}}
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|86
|{{flag|Trinidad and Tobago}}
|{{Dts|24 November 2009}}
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|87
|{{flag|Luxembourg}}
|{{Dts|24 September 2010}}
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|88
|{{Flag|Hungary}}
|{{Dts|6 June 2011}}
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|89
|{{Flag|Egypt}}
|{{Dts|22 September 2011}}
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|90
|{{flag|Kuwait}}
|{{Dts|8 November 2012}}
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|91
|{{flag|Georgia}}
|{{Dts|12 July 2013}}
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|92
|{{flag|Mongolia}}
|{{Dts|23 September 2013}}
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|93
|{{flag|Montenegro}}
|{{Dts|25 September 2013}}
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|94
|{{flag|Estonia}}
|{{Dts|25 September 2013}}
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|95
|{{flag|Armenia}}
|{{Dts|26 September 2013}}
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|—
|{{flag|Cook Islands}}
|{{Dts|2013}}<ref>{{cite web |author=Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration |date=2015 |title=Foreign Affairs |url=http://www.mfai.gov.ck/index.php/foreign-affairs.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018090642/http://www.mfai.gov.ck/index.php/foreign-affairs.html |archive-date=2015-10-18 |access-date=2015-10-08 |publisher=Cook Islands Government}}</ref>
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|96
|{{flag|Kazakhstan}}
|{{Dts|19 February 2014}}
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|—
|{{flag|Kosovo}}
|{{Dts|19 May 2014}}<ref>{{Cite book |last=Visoka |first=Gëzim |title=Acting Like a State: Kosovo and the Everyday Making of Statehood |publisher= |year=2018 |isbn= |location= |pages=}}</ref>
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|97
|{{flag|Latvia}}
|{{Dts|7 April 2015}}<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date= |title=Dates of establishment and renewal of diplomatic relations |url=https://www.mfa.gov.lv/en/policy/establishment-and-renewal-of-diplomatic-relations |access-date=5 January 2021 |website=}}</ref>
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|98
|{{flag|Slovenia}}
|{{Dts|17 June 2015}}<ref>{{cite web |last= |first= |date= |title=Priznanja in diplomatski odnosi |url=http://www.mzz.gov.si/fileadmin/pageuploads/Mednarodno_pravo/Priznanja_in_diplomatski_odnosi.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190325155432/http://www.mzz.gov.si/fileadmin/pageuploads/Mednarodno_pravo/Priznanja_in_diplomatski_odnosi.pdf |archive-date=25 March 2019 |access-date=26 August 2019 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Slovenia |language=sl}}</ref>
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|99
|{{flag|Lithuania}}
|{{Dts|28 September 2015}}
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|100
|{{Flag|Pakistan}}
|{{Dts|8 August 2016}}
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|101
|{{flag|Venezuela}}
|{{Dts|18 September 2016}}
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|102
|{{flag|Azerbaijan}}
|{{Dts|22 September 2017}}
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|103
|{{flag|Norway}}
|{{Dts|28 May 2018}}
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|104
|{{flag|Romania}}
|{{Dts|31 May 2018}}
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|105
|{{flag|Tajikistan}}
|{{Dts|16 August 2018}}
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|106
|{{flag|Serbia}}
|{{Dts|28 August 2018}}
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|107
|{{flag|Monaco}}
|{{Dts|10 September 2018}}
|-
|108
|{{flag|San Marino}}
|{{Dts|25 September 2018}}
|-
|109
|{{flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}
|{{Dts|26 September 2018}}
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|110
|{{flag|Ecuador}}
|{{Dts|26 September 2018}}
|-
|111
|{{flag|Costa Rica}}
|{{Dts|28 September 2018}}
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|112
|{{flag|Rwanda}}
|{{Dts|3 October 2018}}
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|113
|{{flag|Denmark}}
|{{Dts|23 October 2018}}
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|114
|{{flag|Bulgaria}}
|{{Dts|24 June 2019}}
|-
|115
|{{flag|Lebanon}}
|{{Dts|25 September 2019}}<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=26 September 2019 |title=Foreign Minister signed with Foreign Minister of Lebanon, H.E. Gebran Bassil |url=https://twitter.com/eddysonsekenyap/status/1177046576050532352 |access-date=5 January 2021 |website=}}</ref>
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|116
|{{flag|Kyrgyzstan}}
|{{Dts|26 September 2019}}
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|117
|{{flag|Burundi}}
|{{Dts|6 December 2019}}<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date= |title=Today with my colleague Ambassador Odo Tevi, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Vanuatu to the United Nations, we have signed a joint communiqué establishing diplomatic relations between the Republic of Burundi & the Republic of Vanuatu |url=https://twitter.com/AShingiro/status/1202994723369213957 |access-date=5 January 2021 |website=}}</ref>
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|118
|{{flag|Dominica}}
|{{Dts|20 September 2021}}
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|119
|{{flag|Tuvalu}}
|{{Date table sorting|12 July 2022}}<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=Pacific |url=https://dfa.gov.tv/index.php/pacific/ |access-date=9 August 2022 |archive-date=9 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809163336/https://dfa.gov.tv/index.php/pacific/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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|120
|{{flag|Saudi Arabia}}
|{{Dts|8 August 2022}}
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|121
|{{Flag|Dominican Republic}}
|{{Dts|14 November 2023}}
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|122
|{{Flag|Oman}}
|{{Date table sorting|17 November 2023}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 November 2023 |title=Another milestone for the Vanuatu foreign policy outreach. Vanuatu has successfully forged diplomatic relations with Oman. |url=https://twitter.com/VMofaicet/status/1725798554487370125 |access-date=18 November 2023}}</ref>
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|123
|{{Flag|Panama}}
|{{Dts|21 November 2023}}
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|124
|{{Flag|Andorra}}
|{{Dts|30 November 2023}}
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|125
|{{Flag|Bahrain}}
|{{Dts|9 February 2024}}
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|126
|{{Flag|Guatemala}}
|{{dts|4 October 2024}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 October 2024 |title=The Permanent Representatives of the Republic of Guatemala and the Republic of Vanuatu signed a Joint Communique establishing diplomatic relations. |url=https://x.com/GuatemalaONU/status/1842236253871227156 |access-date=5 October 2024}}</ref>
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|127
|{{Flag|Lesotho}}
|{{dts|2024}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 February 2025 |title=Lesotho Expands Diplomatic Ties in 2024/2025 |url=https://theafricadailypost.com/322404/diplomacy/lesotho-expands-diplomatic-ties-in-2024-2025/ |access-date=28 April 2025 |website=The Africa Daily Post}}</ref>
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|128
|{{Flag|Cyprus}}
|Unknown (before November 2005)<ref>{{Cite web |title=HIGH COMMISSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS IN AUSTRALIA |url=http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa.nsf/EmbassiesDisplay?OpenForm&EmbID=C789FF2240B9F058C2256B72005054AB |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051110102611/http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa.nsf/EmbassiesDisplay?OpenForm&EmbID=C789FF2240B9F058C2256B72005054AB |archive-date=10 November 2005 |access-date=28 December 2024}}</ref>
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