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Tuvalu
- Location
Location Description
Oceania, island group consisting of nine coral atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, about half way from Hawaii to Australia, northwest of Wallis and Futuna
- Continent
- Oceania
- Bordering Countries
- None
- Independent
- Yes
- Flag
Flag Description
The flag of this country has a light blue field with the flag of the United Kingdom — the Union Jack — in the canton. A representation of the country's nine Islands using nine five-pointed yellow stars is situated in the fly half of the field.
- Capital
- Funafuti
- Languages
- English, Tuvaluan
- Currency
- (dollar)
- Size
- 10 sq mi (26 sq km) — 243rd largest
- Total Population
- 10,643 people — 230th largest
- Population Density
- 1,060 people per sq mi (409 people per sq km) — 34th largest
- Fun Fact
- Earns millions of dollars in revenue each year from its Internet country code top-level domain, ".tv"