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Capital | Funafuti |
Government | constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary democracy; began debating republic status in 1992 |
Currency | Australian dollar (AUD); note - there is also a Tuvaluan dollar |
Area | total: 26 sq km water: 0 sq km land: 26 sq km |
Population | 11,146 (July 2002 est.) |
Language | Tuvaluan, English, Samoan, Kiribati (on the island of Nui) |
Religion | Church of Tuvalu (Congregationalist) 97%, Seventh-Day Adventist 1.4%, Baha'i 1%, other 0.6% |
Electricity | 240V/50Hz (Australian plug) |
Calling Code | +688 |
Internet TLD | .tv |
Time Zone | UTC +12 (no DST) |
Tuvalu is a group of low-lying islands and atolls in the South Pacific that form the fourth smallest country in the world.