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ISO 3166-2:VU

Entry for Vanuatu in ISO 3166-2

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMay 31, 2025
Entity authorityQ586095 ↗
Source-derived summary

ISO 3166-2:VU is the entry for Vanuatu in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions (e.g., provinces or states) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.

Currently for Vanuatu, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for six provinces.

Each code consists of two parts separated by a hyphen. The first part is VU, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of Vanuatu. The second part is three letters.

Current codes

Subdivision names are listed as in the ISO 3166-2 standard published by the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency (ISO 3166/MA).

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Editorial summary

This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “ISO 3166-2:VU” as entry for Vanuatu in ISO 3166-2. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.

Editorial reviewA concise reference frame for defining the subject, testing terminology and identifying the institution closest to the evidence. The current 116-word lead offers orientation but no explicit four-digit date, so chronology should not be assumed. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. The account is most persuasive where 3166-2, Entry and Vanuatu can be independently traced.
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Why this record matters

The subject matters to the general reference register because the source frames it as entry for Vanuatu in ISO 3166-2. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.

Evidence profile

Vocabulary and entity names are the principal evidence signals here, because they determine the precision of every later search. The source revision retrieved here is dated May 31, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q586095. None of the 1 selected statements returned an explicit reference.

Critical limits

A concise general-reference account can conceal disagreements about scope, terminology or the weight assigned to individual sources. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

How to read it

Use the entry as an orientation point, then follow its citations and revision history. Names, dates and institutional relationships should be checked against the original record.

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  1. Establish the record: confirm the title “ISO 3166-2:VU”, its source revision and the description used here.
  2. Expand the search: follow ISO 3166-2:VU primary sources, ISO 3166-2:VU archive and 3166-2 research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

Questions for further research

  1. Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “ISO 3166-2:VU”?
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This entry incorporates text from “ISO 3166-2:VU” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.