Tuvalu | |
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| Motto: "Tuvalu mo te Atua" (Tuvaluan) "Tuvalu for the Almighty" | |
| Anthem: Tuvalu mo te Atua (Tuvaluan) Tuvalu for the Almighty | |
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| Capital and largest city | Funafuti 8°31′S 179°12′E / 8.517°S 179.200°E |
| Official languages | |
| Ethnic groups |
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| Religion | Christianity (official)[1] |
| Demonym(s) | Tuvaluan |
| Government | Unitary non-partisan parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
• Monarch | Charles III |
| Tofiga Vaevalu Falani | |
| Kausea Natano | |
| Legislature | Parliament |
| Independence | |
• from the United Kingdom | 1 October 1978 |
| Area | |
• Total | 26 km2 (10 sq mi)[2] (192nd) |
• Water (%) | negligible |
| Population | |
• 2021 estimate | 11,900 (194th) |
• 2017 census | 10,645 |
• Density | 475.88/km2 (1,232.5/sq mi) (27th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2016 estimate |
• Total | $39 million[3] (226th) |
• Per capita | $3,566[3] (156th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2020 estimate |
• Total | $45 million[3] (194th) |
• Per capita | $2,970[3] (118th) |
| Gini (2010) |  39.1[4]medium inequality |
| HDI (2021) |  0.641[5]medium (130th) |
| Currency | (AUD) |
| Time zone | UTC+12 |
| Drives on | left |
| Calling code | +688 |
| ISO 3166 code | TV |
| Internet TLD | .tv |
- ^ "2010 Report on International Religious Freedom – Tuvalu", United States Department of State
- ^ "Population by sex, annual rate of population increase, surface area and density" (PDF). United Nations. 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Tuvalu". International Monetary Fund.
- ^ Gini index (World Bank estimate). Washington, DC: World Bank Group. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ "Human Development Report 2021/2022" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022.