page_title: Outline of Tuvalu
section_title: Environment of Tuvalu
hierarchical_section_title: Outline of Tuvalu / Geography of Tuvalu / Environment of Tuvalu
caption_attribution_description: English: Funafuti (Tuvalu) from space Magyar: Funafuti (Tuvalu) az űrből
context_page_description: The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Tuvalu:
  Tuvalu – sovereign Polynesian island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean midway between Hawaiʻi and Australia. Its nearest neighbours are Kiribati, Samoa and Fiji. Comprising three reef islands and six true atolls with a gross land area of just 26 square kilometers it is the third-least populated independent country in the world, with only Vatican City and Nauru having fewer inhabitants. It is also the second-smallest member by population of the United Nations. In terms of physical land size, Tuvalu is the fourth smallest country in the world, larger only than the Vatican City—0.44 km²; Monaco—1.95 km² and Nauru—21 km². Tuvalu's Exclusive Economic Zone covers an oceanic area of approximately 900,000 km².
  The first inhabitants of Tuvalu were Polynesians. Therefore, the origins of the people of Tuvalu are addressed in the theories regarding the spread of humans out of Southeast Asia, from Taiwan, via Melanesia and across the Pacific islands to create Polynesia.
context_section_description: Climate of Tuvalu
  Tuvalu Meteorological Service
  Geology of Tuvalu
  Protected areas of Tuvalu
  Funafuti Conservation Area
  Biosphere reserves in Tuvalu
  Fauna of Tuvalu
  Birds of Tuvalu
  Butterflies of Tuvalu
  Mammals of Tuvalu
  Flora of Tuvalu
  Native broadleaf forest
caption: An enlargeable satellite image of the island of Funafuti in Tuvalu
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