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Tuvalu
Tuvalu is a country in Polynesia with its capital in Funafuti.
- Capital
- Funafuti
- Region
- Polynesia, Oceania
- Population
- 10,643
- Languages
- English, Tuvaluan
- Currency
- Australian dollar ($), Tuvaluan dollar ($)
- Area
- 26 km²
- Borders
- No land borders
💡 Fourth-smallest country; .tv domain name is its biggest export.
About the flag
The nine yellow stars are a map of Tuvalu’s nine islands. The Union Jack was dropped in 1995 but brought back in 1997.
How to spot it: Light blue with the Union Jack and nine scattered yellow stars; Fiji has a shield instead, and Australia and New Zealand are dark blue.
Often confused with: 🇫🇯 Fiji 🇦🇺 Australia 🇳🇿 New Zealand