Tuvalu

Introduction

Tuvalu is located in Oceania, with its capital being Funafuti and the official language being English.

Tuvaluan dollar, commonly known as Australian dollar is the legal tender of Tuvalu. The top-level domain of Tuvalu is .tv, and to make an overseas call to Tuvalu, you need to add +688 / 00688 before the number.

The IANA time zone of Tuvalu is Pacific/Funafuti. The local time is 4 hours behind compared to Beijing time. On 2026-02-28, the sunrise time in Tuvalu's capital Funafuti is 06:07, and the sunset time is 18:24.

Tuvalu: A Low Island Nation in the Pacific Ocean

Located in the south-central Pacific Ocean, Tuvalu consists of nine coral atolls and is the fourth smallest country in the world, with a land area of only 26 square kilometers and a population of about 11,000 people. The country's terrain is low and flat, with an average elevation of less than 4.5 meters above sea level, facing the serious threat of sea level rise, and is known as the "Sinking Country". Tuvalu is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, a constitutional monarchy, and its economy is based on fishing, foreign aid, and income from ".tv" Internet domain names. Culturally, the country retains traditional Polynesian customs and its languages are Tuvaluan and English. As one of the most vulnerable regions to global climate change, Tuvalu has actively called the attention of the international community to the existential crisis of small island States, and its fate epitomizes global climate action.