Tuvalu Travel Information
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Time Difference: UTC+12 (17 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
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Capital City: Funafuti; note - the capital is an atoll of some 29 islets; administrative offices are in Vaiaku Village on Fongafale...
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Travel Climate: tropical; moderated by easterly trade winds (March to November); westerly gales and heavy rain (November to March)
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Area Comparative: 0.1 times the size of Washington, DC
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Travel Currency: Australian dollar (AUD); note - there is also a Tuvaluan dollar
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Languages: Tuvaluan, English, Samoan, Kiribati (on the island of Nui)
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Ethnic Groups: Polynesian 96%, Micronesian 4%
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National Holiday: Independence Day, 1 October (1978)
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Inflation Rate: 3.8%
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Geographic Coordinates: 8 00 S, 178 00 E
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Location: Oceania, island group consisting of nine coral atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii...
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Terrain: very low-lying and narrow coral atolls
2019 Edition