GDP Official Exchange Rate (OER is more precise at gauging a countries economic power)
(Estimated 2010): $32 million (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (OER) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2010): (US$) or (GBP)
GDP Purchasing Power Parity (PPP is good for gauging living conditions and use of resources but not as accurate as OER. This data has been calculated based on the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States)
(Estimated 2010): $36 million (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (PPP) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2010): $3,400 (US$) or (GBP)Capital: Vaiaku (on the Funafuti atoll)
Population (Estimated July 2012): 10,619
Area: 25.6km2 or 9.9mi2
Currency: Tuvaluan Dollar
Official Language: Tuvaluan and English
Political Information: Constitutional Monarchy and Parliamentary Democracy
Official Religion: No Official Religion (approximately 98.4% of the population are Protestant, 1% are Baha'i and 0.6% have other religious beliefs)
Highest Point: Niulakita Island at 5m or 16ft
Largest River:
Time Zone (GMT/UTC): +12:00
Wildlife:
Leaders: H.M. Queen Elizabeth II represented by Governor-General Sir Iakoba Taeia Italeli; Prime Minister Willy Telavi
Additional: Gained independence from the U.K. on the 1st of October 1978.
Sources: CIA World Fact Book, and Encyclopaedia Britannica.
Tuvalu
