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Tuvaluan flag |
| Country |
Tuvalu |
| Capital |
Funafuti |
| Location |
Oceania, island group consisting of nine coral atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to Australia |
| Size |
26 sq km |
| Terrain |
very low-lying and narrow coral atolls |
| Climate |
tropical; moderated by easterly trade winds (March to November); westerly gales and heavy rain (November to March) |
| Languages |
Tuvaluan, English, Samoan, Kiribati (on the island of Nui) |
| Nationality |
noun: Tuvaluan(s)
adjective: Tuvaluan |
| Religion |
Church of Tuvalu (Congregationalist) 97%, Seventh-Day Adventist 1.4%, Baha'i 1%, other 0.6% |
| Currency |
Australian dollar (AUD); note - there is also a Tuvaluan dollar |
| Exports |
copra, fish |
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