Capital | Funafuti; note - the capital is an atoll of some 29 islets; administrative offices are in Vaiaku Village on Fongafale Islet |
Government Type | parliamentary democracy (House of Assembly) under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm |
Currency | AUD |
Population | 11,342 |
Total Area |
10 Square Miles 26 Square Kilometers |
Location | Oceania, island group consisting of nine coral atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to Australia |
Language | Tuvaluan, English, Samoan, Kiribati (on the island of Nui) |
GDP - real growth rate | 3.5% |
Map of Tuvalu
Source: Google News