Oceania · Polynesia
Capital: Funafuti
Tuvalu
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Country Blitz power profile
Overall rank #194
Tuvalu's Country Blitz power profile compares population, GDP, military expenditure, research-and-development spending, and manufacturing output across every playable country. A lower numerical rank represents a stronger position in that category.
Population
9,492
#195 of 196
1st percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI / UN population sources
View data source ↗GDP (Nominal)
$57.3M
#194 of 196
1st percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
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R&D Spending
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Manufacturing Output
$402,284.564
#188 of 196
4th percentile
2011 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Quick facts
- Capital
- Funafuti
- Region
- Oceania
- Subregion
- Polynesia
- Country code
- TUV
- Neighbors
- No land neighbors
Three interesting facts
Tuvalu has no land borders, so every international boundary is maritime.
With an area of roughly 26 square kilometers, Tuvalu is among the world’s smallest sovereign states.
Tuvalu’s position in Polynesia places it within a distinctive network of regional trade routes and migration paths.
Geography
Tuvalu on the map
Tuvalu is located in Oceania, island group consisting of nine coral atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, about half way from Hawaii to Australia. Its terrain is low-lying and narrow coral atolls. The climate is tropical, moderated by easterly trade winds (March to November), westerly gales and heavy rain (November to March). In area, the country is about the size of Washington, DC.
Economy
Economic profile
Tuvalu's economy is characterized by upper middle-income Pacific island economy, extremely environmentally fragile, currency pegged to Australian dollar, large international aid recipient, subsistence agrarian sector, Te Kakeega sustainable development, domain name licensing incomes. Major industries include fishing. Important agricultural products include coconuts, vegetables, tropical fruits, bananas, root vegetables, pork, chicken, eggs, pork fat, pork offal (2023). Notable exports include fish (2023).
Demographics
People and population
Tuvalu has an estimated population of 10,643. Languages spoken include Tuvaluan (official), English (official), Samoan, Kiribati (on the island of Nui). The population includes Tuvaluan 97%, Tuvaluan/I-Kiribati 1.6%, Tuvaluan/other 0.8%, other 0.6% (2017 est.). The urban population represents 66.2% of total population (2023).
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