| TUVALUAN GEOGRAPHY STATS: |
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Area > Comparative 0.1 times the size of Washington, DC |
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Area > Land
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26 sq km |
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[228th of 238]
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Area > Total
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26 sq km |
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[240th of 250]
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Area > Water
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0 sq km |
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[146th of 239]
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Capital city with population
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Funafuti - 3,839 |
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Climate tropical; moderated by easterly trade winds (March to November); westerly gales and heavy rain (November to March) |
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Coastline
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24 km |
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[213rd of 271]
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Elevation extremes > Highest point
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unnamed location 5 m |
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Elevation extremes > Lowest point
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Pacific Ocean 0 m |
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Geographic coordinates
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8 00 S, 178 00 E |
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Land use > Arable land
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0% |
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[213rd of 258]
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Land use > Permanent crops
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66.67% |
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[1st of 258]
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Largest city with population
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Funafuti - 3,839 |
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Location Oceania, island group consisting of nine coral atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to Australia |
Map references Oceania |
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Maritime claims > Territorial sea
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12 nautical mile |
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[8th of 191]
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Natural hazards severe tropical storms are usually rare, but, in 1997, there were three cyclones; low level of islands make them sensitive to changes in sea level |
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Natural resources
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fish |
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Population density
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407.23 people per sqkm |
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[21st of 256]
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Terrain very low-lying and narrow coral atolls |