Tuvalu
Tuvalu (
Tuvaluan)
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Motto: Tuvalu mo te Atua (Tuvaluan) "Tuvalu for the Almighty" |
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Anthem: Tuvalu mo te Atua (Tuvaluan) Tuvalu for the Almighty |
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Capital
and largest city
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Funafuti 8°31′S 179°12′E / 8.517°S 179.200°E / -8.517; 179.200 |
Official languages | |
Ethnic groups
(2022)
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Religion |
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Demonym(s) | Tuvaluan |
Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
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Monarch
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Charles III |
Tofiga Vaevalu Falani | |
Feleti Teo | |
Legislature | Parliament |
Independence | |
• from the United Kingdom
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1 October 1978 |
Area | |
• Total
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26 km2 (10 sq mi)[3] (192nd) |
• Water (%)
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negligible |
Population | |
• 2021 estimate
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11,900 (194th) |
• 2017 census
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10,645 |
• Density
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458/km2 (1,186.2/sq mi) (27th) |
GDP (PPP) | 2023 estimate |
• Total
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$68.603 million[4] |
• Per capita
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$6,076[4] |
GDP (nominal) | 2023 estimate |
• Total
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$63 million[4] |
• Per capita
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$6,113[4] |
Gini (2010) | 39.1[5] medium inequality |
HDI (2022) | 0.653[6] medium (132nd) |
Currency | (AUD) |
Time zone | UTC+12 |
Drives on | left |
Calling code | +688 |
ISO 3166 code | TV |
Internet TLD | .tv |
Tuvalu
Tuvalu (
Tuvaluan)
|
|
---|---|
Motto: Tuvalu mo te Atua (Tuvaluan) "Tuvalu for the Almighty" |
|
Anthem: Tuvalu mo te Atua (Tuvaluan) Tuvalu for the Almighty |
|
Capital
and largest city
|
Funafuti 8°31′S 179°12′E / 8.517°S 179.200°E / -8.517; 179.200 |
Official languages | |
Ethnic groups
(2022)
|
|
Religion |
|
Demonym(s) | Tuvaluan |
Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
•
Monarch
|
Charles III |
Tofiga Vaevalu Falani | |
Feleti Teo | |
Legislature | Parliament |
Independence | |
• from the United Kingdom
|
1 October 1978 |
Area | |
• Total
|
26 km2 (10 sq mi)[3] (192nd) |
• Water (%)
|
negligible |
Population | |
• 2021 estimate
|
11,900 (194th) |
• 2017 census
|
10,645 |
• Density
|
458/km2 (1,186.2/sq mi) (27th) |
GDP (PPP) | 2023 estimate |
• Total
|
$68.603 million[4] |
• Per capita
|
$6,076[4] |
GDP (nominal) | 2023 estimate |
• Total
|
$63 million[4] |
• Per capita
|
$6,113[4] |
Gini (2010) | 39.1[5] medium inequality |
HDI (2022) | 0.653[6] medium (132nd) |
Currency | (AUD) |
Time zone | UTC+12 |
Drives on | left |
Calling code | +688 |
ISO 3166 code | TV |
Internet TLD | .tv |