thumb|Vanuatu flag bunting flying prior to the [[2016 Vanuatuan general election]]
The national flag of Vanuatu () was adopted on 18 February 1980.
Symbolism
thumb|150px|[[Tusk and cycad frond detail]]
The green represents the richness of the islands, the red symbolises blood which unites humanity as humans, and the black the Melanesian ni-Vanuatu people. The Prime Minister of Vanuatu, Father Walter Lini, requested the inclusion of yellow and black fimbriations to make the black stand out. The yellow Y-shape (pall) represents the shape of Vanuatu islands on the map and the light of the gospel going through the pattern of the islands in the Pacific Ocean (approximately 83% of the people of Vanuatu profess Christianity).
The emblem in the black is a boar's tusk—the symbol of customs and tradition but also prosperity. It is worn as a pendant on the islands—along with two leaves of the local namele tree. These leaves are supposed to be a token of peace, and their 39 leaflets represent the original 39 members of the Parliament of Vanuatu.
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Other flags of Vanuatu
Government flag
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| 1980–present
| Presidential standard
| A green field with a red border and the national coat of arms in the center
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| ?–present
| Flag of the Sanma Province
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| ?–present
| Flag of the Shefa Province
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| ?–present
| Flag of the Tafea Province
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| ?–present
| Flag of the Torba Province
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Secessionist group flags
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| 1980
| Reconstructed secessionist flag of the Tafea Nation
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| 1980
| Flag of the island of Tanna, in Tafea Province, and of its secessionist movement
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City flags
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| 2020–present
| Flag of Port Vila
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| ?–2020
| Previous flag of Port Vila
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| ?–present
| Flag of Luganville
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Historical flags of the New Hebrides
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| 1845–1862
| Flag of the Tuʻi Tonga Empire in Vanuatu
| A white field with two red crosses, two blue crosses and the letters and a blue "M" and a red "A" in the center
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| 1862–1866
| Flag of the Tuʻi Tonga Empire in Vanuatu
| A white field with a red cross in the center
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| 1887–1906
| Flag of the Anglo-French Joint Naval Commission
| A vertical bicolour of red and white with a blue square in the center and five five-pointed stars inside the square
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| 1906–1953
| Flag of the British New Hebrides
| A blue ensign with the emblem of New Hebrides (with the Tudor Crown)
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| 1906–1953
| Flag of the British resident commissioner
| The Union Jack defaced with the emblem of New Hebrides (with the Tudor Crown)
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| 1980
| Flag of the ephemeral Republic of Vemerana
| A blue field with a green five-pointed star in the center
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| 1980
| Flag of the People's Provisional Government of Vanuatu led by Vanua'aku Pati
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See also
- Coat of arms of Vanuatu