Location: Oceania, Polynesia, 3,000 km east of Papua New Guinea in the South Pacific Ocean

Map references: Oceania, Standard Time Zones of the World

Area:
total area: 26 sq km
land area: 26 sq km
comparative area: about 0.1 times the size of Washington, DC

Land boundaries: 0 km

Coastline: 24 km

Maritime claims:
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

International disputes: none

Climate: tropical; moderated by easterly trade winds (March to November); westerly gales and heavy rain (November to March)

Terrain: very low-lying and narrow coral atolls

Natural resources: fish

Land use:
arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
meadows and pastures: 0%
forest and woodland: 0%
other: 100%

Irrigated land: NA sq km

Environment:
current issues: since there are no streams or rivers and groundwater is not potable, all water needs must be met by catchment systems with storage facilities
natural hazards: severe tropical storms are rare
international agreements: party to - Climate Change, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution; signed, but not ratified - Biodiversity, Law of the Sea

NOTE: The information regarding Tuvalu on this page is re-published from the 1995 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Tuvalu Geography 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Tuvalu Geography 1995 should be addressed to the CIA.