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 Tuvalu 
 Main prefix
 T2 
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 Time zone
 +12 h 
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 ITU zone
 65 
 CQ zone
 31 
 
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 Flag 
 Flag description 
Light blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant; the outer half of the flag represents a map of the country with nine yellow five-pointed stars symbolizing the nine islands.
 
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 Tuvalu 
 Capital: 
Fongafale
 Administrative
 divisions: 
none
 Population: 
11,146 (July 2002 est.)
 Languages: 
Tuvaluan, English, Samoan, Kiribati (on the island of Nui)
 Geographic
 coordinates: 
8° 00' S, 178° 00' E
 Area total: 
26 sq. km
 Land area: 
26 sq. km
 Water area: 
0 sq. km
 Total land
 boundaries: 
0 km
 Coastline: 
24 km
 Elevation
 extremes: 
Pacific Ocean 0 m - unnamed location 5 m
 Internet
 country code: 
.tv
 Currency: 
Australian dollar (AUD)
there is also a Tuvaluan dollar
 Name -
 conventional
 long form: 
none
 Name -
 conventional
 short form: 
Tuvalu
 Former name: 
Ellice Islands
 Name - notes: 
Tuvalu means group of eight, referring to the country's eight traditionally inhabited islands
 Independence: 
1 October 1978 (from UK)
 Constitution: 
1 October 1978
 Government
 type: 
constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary democracy, began debating republic status in 1992
 National
 holiday: 
Independence Day, 1 October (1978)
 
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