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title: "Tuvalu — capital, area, population and currency"
description: "Tuvalu: capital Funafuti, area 26 km², population 9,492 (2025), currency Australian dollar. Languages, time zones and calling code."
url: https://atoneplace.net/country/tuvalu/
site: "At One Place"
---

# Tuvalu

**Tuvalu: Capital Funafuti**

26 km² · 9,492 people (2025) · Australian dollar

The fourth-smallest country in the world at about 26 km², and one of the least visited. The highest point is roughly 4.6 m above sea level. Its .tv internet domain has been a significant share of national revenue since streaming made the two letters valuable.

## The facts

- **Capital:** Funafuti
- **Area:** 26 km² — 10 sq mi
- **Population:** 9,492 (2025)
- **Density:** 365.1 people per km²
- **Currency:** Australian dollar (AUD, $)
- **Official languages:** English, Tuvaluan
- **Time zone:** UTC+12:00
- **Calling code:** +688
- **Drives on the:** left
- **ISO codes:** TV · TUV
- **Continent:** Oceania

## How it compares

- **By area:** 197 of 200
- **By population:** 199 of 200

> Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.

## Countries of a similar size

| Country | Area (km²) | Population |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Liechtenstein | 160 | 41,024 |
| San Marino | 61 | 34,109 |
| Tuvalu ← | 26 | 9,492 |
| Nauru | 21 | 12,025 |
| Monaco | 2 | 38,341 |

## Common questions

### What is the capital of Tuvalu?

Funafuti

### What currency does Tuvalu use?

The Australian dollar (AUD).

### How big is Tuvalu?

26 km², or 10 square miles — 197 of 200 by area.

### Which side of the road does Tuvalu drive on?

The left.

## Related pages

- [Liechtenstein](https://atoneplace.net/country/liechtenstein/)
- [San Marino](https://atoneplace.net/country/san-marino/)
- [Nauru](https://atoneplace.net/country/nauru/)
- [Monaco](https://atoneplace.net/country/monaco/)
- [Australia](https://atoneplace.net/country/australia/)
- [Papua New Guinea](https://atoneplace.net/country/papua-new-guinea/)
- [New Zealand](https://atoneplace.net/country/new-zealand/)
- [Fiji](https://atoneplace.net/country/fiji/)
- [Solomon Islands](https://atoneplace.net/country/solomon-islands/)
- [Vanuatu](https://atoneplace.net/country/vanuatu/)
- [Samoa](https://atoneplace.net/country/samoa/)
- [Kiribati](https://atoneplace.net/country/kiribati/)

## Sources

- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/) [Public domain (US Government)]
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (https://data.worldbank.org/) [CC BY 4.0]