{"id":13503,"date":"2026-10-05T12:25:29","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T06:55:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=13503"},"modified":"2026-10-05T13:06:50","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T07:36:50","slug":"tuvalu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/tuvalu\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuvalu Island"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Tuvalu Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scientists fear the entire Tuvalu archipelago could be unliveable by the end of the century as it is impacted by climate change.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Tuvalu<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Location:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It was <\/span><b>formerly<\/b> <b>known as the Ellice Islands,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a <\/span><b>Polynesian island country<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the <\/span><b>west-central Pacific Ocean.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the <\/span><b>4th smallest country in<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the world with 26 sq.km. of land.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It sits <\/span><b>about halfway<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> between <\/span><b>Australia and Hawaii.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Neighboring Countries:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Its neighbours include <\/span><b>Kiribati<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, to the north, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/fiji\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Fiji<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, to the south.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It comprises <\/span><b>nine islands<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (<\/span><b>four reef<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> islands and five <\/span><b>coral atolls<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">).\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Nanumanga, Niutao, and Niulakita<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are the three main islands that make up Tuvalu.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Capital:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The <\/span><b>Funafuti atoll<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the capital of Tuvalu and is also the most populous among all the 9 atolls.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Climate:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> There are no rivers. Tuvalu\u2019s climate is <\/span><b>hot and rainy.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Economy: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A small quantity of <\/span><b>copra is produced for export<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the sale of stamps accounts for modest earnings, and fees are collected from foreign fishing fleets, but the country depends heavily on foreign aid.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/energy-and-environment\/tuvalu-barely-above-water\/article71543254.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PIB<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tuvalu was formerly known as the Ellice Islands, is a Polynesian island country in the west-central Pacific Ocean. 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