page_title: Outline of Tuvalu
section_title: Culture of Tuvalu
hierarchical_section_title: Outline of Tuvalu / Culture of Tuvalu
caption_attribution_description: English: Men carve a canoe on Nanumea Atoll, Tuvalu. Lëtzebuergesch: Männer bauen en Ausleeërkanu um Atoll vun Nanumea. Русский: Мужчины вырезают каноэ на атолле Нанумеа, Тувалу
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: Culture of Tuvalu
  Architecture of Tuvalu
  Cuisine of Tuvalu
  Public holidays in Tuvalu
  Festivals in Tuvalu
  Tuvaluan language
  Tuvaluan mythology
  National symbols of Tuvalu
  Coat of arms of Tuvalu
  Flag of Tuvalu
  National anthem of Tuvalu
  People of Tuvalu
  Records of Tuvalu: Tuvalu National Library and Archives
  Religion in Tuvalu
  Christianity in Tuvalu: Church of Tuvalu
  Islam in Tuvalu
  World Heritage Sites in Tuvalu: None
caption: Canoe carving on Nanumea
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