Island Details: Tuvalu

Name

Tuvalu

Location

Pacific

Number of Islands (approx.)

9*

Island Details

island group consisting of nine coral atolls*

Type of Islands

oceanic, coral

Surface Area (km²)

30.00*

Terrain

low-lying and narrow coral atolls*

Highest Elevation (m)

5.0*

Highest Elevation (name)

unnamed*

Isolation Index

82*

Climate Risk Index Rank (1993-2012)

Mean Sea Level Trends (mm/year)

3.74*

Mean Sea Level (meta)

Time span: 1977-2011; Completeness: 96%; Station ID: 1452 & 1839*

Population (total)

9,827*

Population Density (p/km²)

327.6*

Population Growth (annual %)

0.214*

GDP (per capita in current US$)

3,238*

Dominant Economic Sector

copra, fishing, leasing of its ".tv" Internet domain name, remittances*

HDI

0.000*

Administration

independent (parliamentary democracy and a Commonwealth realm)*

Miscellaneous

One of the smallest and most remote countries on Earth; six of the nine coral atolls - Nanumea, Nui, Vaitupu, Nukufetau, Funafuti, and Nukulaelae - have lagoons open to the ocean; Nanumaya and Niutao have landlocked lagoons; Niulakita does not have a lagoon*