Tuvalu
Tuvalu is in Oceania. Its capital is Funafuti. It has a population of about 9,492 and an area of 26 km². Its flag has 5 colors, and the one that takes up the most space is light blue, at 71.5% of the total.
The flag of Tuvalu as a pie chart
- Light blue 71.5%
- Red 9.4%
- White 8.5%
- Navy blue 7.1%
- Yellow 3.5%
- Design
- Complex design (cross, diagonal, triangle or canton)
- Symbol
- Has stars
Each slice shows how much of the flag each color covers. It's the same data as CakeFlag, our game where you guess countries from the colors of their flag.
Tuvalu at a glance
- Capital
- Funafuti
- Continent
- Oceania
- Official languages
- English and Tuvaluan
- Currencies
- Australian dollar and Tuvaluan dollar
- National day
- October 1
- Highest point
- Niulakita (about 0 meters)
- Area
- 26 km²5th smallest out of 208
- Population
- 9,4921st least populous out of 204 · 2025 data
- Population density
- 365.1 people/km²26th most densely populated out of 204 · 2025 data
- GDP
- US$ 57.3 million1st lowest GDP out of 200 · 2025 data
- GDP per capita
- US$ 6,04182nd lowest GDP per capita out of 200 · 2025 data
- Life expectancy
- 67.3 years43rd lowest life expectancy out of 204 · 2024 data
More facts
- Became independent from the United Kingdom
- Joined the UN in 2000
- Drives on the left
- Lies entirely in the Southern Hemisphere
Neighboring countries
Tuvalu has no land borders with other countries.
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Data: World Bank, world-countries, Wikidata and CIA World Factbook. See all sources.