Vanuku, officially known as the Free Republik Vanuku (Vanukeaans: Vrije Republiek Vanuke, Brmék: Lofrkad Rekvakns Wrnukék) is a nation in the central part of Majatra. It is bordered to the north by the Kingdom of Barmenia, to the south-east by the Khanate of Jelbania and to the south-west by the Federation of Zardugal. It is the eighteenth most populous nation on Terra with a population of 99,699,659, and an area of 639,600 km², resulting in a population density of 155.88 people / km. The name Vanuku is a Luthorian and Dorvish adaption of the Jelbék name Wrnuke. The name Wrnuke has been used to refer to the majority of modern day Vanuku since the days of Merlkai Khan.