Tuvalu

Tuvalu
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Tuvalu mo te Atua" (Tuvaluan) "Tuvalu for the Almighty"
Anthem: Tuvalu mo te Atua (Tuvaluan) Tuvalu for the Almighty Royal anthem: God Save the King
Capital and largest city	Funafuti 8°31′S 179°12′E / 8.517°S 179.200°E / -8.517; 179.200
Official languages	English
Recognised national languages	Tuvaluan
Ethnic groups	96% Tuvaluans 4% Others
Religion	Christianity (Church of Tuvalu)[1]
Demonym(s)	Tuvaluan
Government	Unitary non-partisan parliamentary constitutional monarchy
• Monarch	Charles III
• Governor-General	Tofiga Vaevalu Falani
• Prime Minister	Feleti Teo[2]
Legislature	Parliament
Independence
• from the United Kingdom	1 October 1978
Area
• Total	26 km2 (10 sq mi)[3] (191st)
• Water (%)	negligible
Population
• 2019 estimate	11,646 (229th)
• 2017 census	10,645
• Density	475.88/km2 (1,232.5/sq mi) (27th)
GDP (PPP)	2016 estimate
• Total	$39 million[4] (226th)
• Per capita	$3,566[4] (156th)
GDP (nominal)	2020 estimate
• Total	$45 million[4] (194th)
• Per capita	$2,970[4] (118th)
Currency	Tuvaluan dollar Australian dollar (AUD)
Time zone	UTC+12
Driving side	left
Calling code	+688
ISO 3166 code	TV
Internet TLD	.tv

Tuvalu is a small island country in the Pacific Ocean.^[5] In the past, it was the Ellice Islands. It was part of Gilbert and Ellice Islands with Kiribati. It is a monarchy.

Tuvalu is getting smaller. If the sea level keeps rising at the same rate, this country will be covered by water in about 50 years.^[6]

The most important languages spoken in Tuvalu are Tuvaluan and English.^[5]

The United States and Tuvalu signed a treaty of friendship in 1979, when the US gave up their claim to Tuvalu for the islands of Funafuti, Nukefetau, Nukulaelae, and Nurakita.

1. ↑ "2010 Report on International Religious Freedom – Tuvalu", United States Department of State
2. ↑ "Tuvalu parliament picks new PM in potential blow for Taiwan". www.aljazeera.com.
3. ↑ "Population by sex, annual rate of population increase, surface area and density" (PDF). United Nations. 2012.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3} "Tuvalu". International Monetary Fund.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "Tuvalu". Central Intelligence Agency - The World Factbook. Archived from the original on 2016-07-01. Retrieved 2009-09-04.
6. ↑ Roy, Eleanor Ainge; Gallagher, Sean (2019-05-16). "'One day we'll disappear': Tuvalu's sinking islands | Eleanor Ainge Roy". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2021-01-02.