Ellice Islands

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 Queen
Capital	Funafuti 8°31′S 179°12′E / 8.517°S 179.200°E / -8.517; 179.200
Official languages	Tuvaluan English
Ethnic groups	96% Polynesian 4% Micronesian
Religion	Church of Tuvalu
Demonym	Tuvaluan
Government	Non-partisan parliamentary democracy under constitutional monarchy
• Monarch	Elizabeth II
• Governor-General	Iakoba Italeli
• Prime Minister	Enele Sopoaga
Legislature	Parliament
Independence
• from the United Kingdom	1 October 1978
Area
• Total	26 km2 (10 sq mi) (236th)
• Water (%)	negligible
Population
• Estimate	10,640 (196th)
• Density	475.88/km2 (1,232.5/sq mi) (27th)
GDP (PPP)	2016 estimate
• Total	$39 million (226th)
• Per capita	$3,566 (156th)
GDP (nominal)	2016 estimate
• Total	$32 million (194th)
• Per capita	$2,970 (118th)
Currency	Tuvaluan dollar Australian dollar (AUD)
Time zone	(UTC+12)
Drives on the	left
Calling code	+688
ISO 3166 code	TV
Internet TLD	.tv

Coordinates: 8°S 178°E / 8°S 178°E / -8; 178

Tuvalu (ⁱ/tuːˈvɑːluː/ too-VAH-loo or /ˈtuːvəluː/ TOO-və-loo), formerly known as the Ellice Islands, is a Polynesian island nation located in the Pacific Ocean, midway between Hawaii and Australia, lying east-northeast of the Santa Cruz Islands (belonging to the Solomons), southeast of Nauru, south of Kiribati, west of Tokelau, northwest of Samoa and Wallis and Futuna and north of Fiji. It comprises three reef islands and six true atolls spread out between the latitude of 5° to 10° south and longitude of 176° to 180°, west of the International Date Line. Tuvalu has a population of 10,640 (2012 census). The total land area of the islands of Tuvalu is 26 square kilometres (10 sq mi).

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