Tuvalu
Tuvalu
TV Capital: Funafuti 8.505° S, 179.117° E
Overview
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.
Source: Wikipedia
Quick facts
- Continent
- Oceania
- Region
- Polynesia
- Capital
- Funafuti
- Currency
- Australian dollar (AUD, $); Tuvaluan dollar (TVD, $)
- Languages
- English, Tuvaluan
- Population
- 11,508
- Area
- 26 km²
- Calling code
- +688
- Time zones
- UTC+12:00
- Drives on the
- Left
- Internet domain
- .tv
- People are called
- Tuvaluan
Weather by month in Funafuti
Climate data has not been added yet.
Important numbers
| International dialing code | +688 |
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Popular apps
Everywhere
WhatsApp, Google Maps, Google Translate
Airlines & booking
Airlines based in Tuvalu
No airlines listed yet.
Where to book flights and hotels
History
The first inhabitants of Tuvalu were Polynesians, so the origins of the people of Tuvalu can be traced to the spread of humans out of Southeast Asia, from Taiwan, via Melanesia and across the Pacific islands of Polynesia.
Source: Wikipedia