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Tuvalu Travel Overview

Fiji to the South;

Kiribati to the North;

Samoa

to the East and the

Solomon Islands to the West.

In 1995 Tuvalu's population was estimated at 9;900; one third of these living on Funafuti Atoll. Tuvaluans are ethnic Polynesians. With a land area of 30 square kilometres (12 square miles) Tuvalu is reckoned the world's 4th smallest nation. It is a realm of Queen Elizabeth II represented by a Governor General. The Parliament has only 12 members and the Prime Minister leads the party with the most number of seats.

Fongafale

on

Funafuti atoll is the capital of Tuvalu & the administration offices; a hotel; the jail and the hospital are all located there. The main languages are Tuvaluan (related to several languages in the region; especially Samoan) and English. Both languages are taught in schools.