Tuvalu

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Tuvalu is an archipelagic country in the Polynesian sub-region of Oceania in the Pacific Ocean, about midway between Hawaii and Australia. It lies east-northeast of the Santa Cruz Islands, northeast of Vanuatu, southeast of Nauru, south of Kiribati, west of Tokelau, northwest of Samoa and Wallis and Futuna, and north of Fiji.

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Capital

Funafuti

Population

10,643

Area

25 km2

Climate

Tropical

Government

Parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy

Currency

Tuvaluan dollar

Languages

Tuvaluan, English 800, Samoan

Sells

fish

Sells to

Thailand 88%, Japan 6%, Philippines 3%

Land borders

None

Drives on the

left

Calling code

+688

Founded

1978

Hemisphere

Southern

Languages

Share of the population that speaks each. Click one to see every country that speaks it.

Tuvaluanofficial

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Englishofficial

800 speakers

Samoan

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Kiribati

—

What it sells, and to whom

Every line is a thread: click a commodity or a partner to see who else trades in it.

Farms and fisheries

coconuts
vegetables
tropical fruits
bananas
root vegetables
pork

Largest cities

Funafuti capital

6,320

Money, belief and alliances

Money

Tuvaluan dollar Australian dollar

Belongs to

United Nations World Meteorological Organization International Development Association Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Asian Development Bank Commonwealth of Nations UNESCO International Bank for Reconstruction and Development World Health Organization Universal Postal Union Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States International Telecommunication Union Alliance of Small Island States

Climate and geography

tropical; moderated by easterly trade winds (March to November); westerly gales and heavy rain (November to March)

Climate zone

Tropical

Highest point

Niulakita

Southern hemisphere.

In charge right now

Charles III Head of state

Ben Do Head of government

Figures from its history

Toaripi Lauti First prime minister Sir Toaripi Lauti was a Tuvaluan politician who served as chief minister of the Colony of Tuvalu (1975–78), as the first prime minister following Tuvalu's independence (1978–1981) and governor-general of Tuvalu (1990–1993).