| Oceania > Polynesia > Tuvalu | |
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| Official Name Tuvalu | |
| Motto Tuvalu for the Almighty | |
| Region Oceania | |
| Sub-Region Polynesia | |
| Capital Funafuti | |
| Currency Australian Dollar (AUD) | |
| Independence Day 1 Oct 1978: Independence from the United Kingdom in 1978. | |
| Population 11,323 | |
| Nationality Tuvaluan | |
| Ethnic Group 96% Polynesian, 4% Micronesian | |
| Area 26 km2 | |
| Time Zone (UTC+12) | |
| Geo Location Latitude -8.00, Longitude 178.00 | |
| Dialing Code +688 | |
| ISO 9166 alpha 2 code TV | |
| ISO 9166 alpha 3 code TUV | |
| ISO 9166 numeric 3 code 798 | |
| Code for International Olympic Committee TUV | |
| Country Domain (ccTLD) .tv | |