- Official name
- Tuvalu
- Capital
- Funafuti
- Region
- Polynesia
- Population (2018 est.)
- ≈ 12,000
- Area
- 26 km²
- Currency
- Australian dollar (AUD), Tuvaluan dollar (TVD)
- Neighbours
- None — island or sea borders only
- Internet / phone
- .tv · +688
Where it is
Notable facts
- Tuvalu is the fourth-smallest country in the world by area, at about 26 km².
- Its highest point is roughly 4.6 m above sea level, making it acutely threatened by rising seas.
- Tuvalu earns significant revenue from leasing its “.tv” internet domain.
- It is one of the least visited countries on Earth, with only a few flights a week.
National dish
Pulaka Swamp taro grown in dug pits, boiled or baked; the staple crop of the atolls.
A staple rather than a prepared dish, and threatened directly by saltwater intruding into the pits as the sea rises.