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Tuvalu

Tuvalu is a sovereign Polynesian state of low reef islands and atolls in the tropical Pacific, north of Fiji.

Fast Facts

  • Funafuti is the capital atoll; government offices are concentrated on Fongafale.
  • The country consists of nine main island units.
  • Fishing access and other service revenues support an economy with very limited land.
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