Tuvalu
Oceania · Polynesia
Location on the World Map
Famous Personality
Kausea Natano
leader
He is a prominent Tuvaluan political figure who has served as prime minister.
Local Delicacy
Pulaka
It is a traditional swamp taro crop often prepared with coconut in Tuvaluan meals.
National Symbols
Famous Landmark & Geography
Funafuti Atoll
This atoll contains the capital and is Tuvalu's best-known geographical feature.
Agriculture & Produce
Coconuts are Tuvalu's principal crop and the backbone of traditional subsistence production on its atolls.
Breadfruit is a key traditional fruit in Tuvalu, grown where limited soils allow tree-crop production.
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Major Airports
Top 5 Musical Instruments (Most to Least Popular)
Drumming is central to Tuvaluan fatele performance, the country's best-known communal song-and-dance tradition.
A slit drum used to keep rhythm in Tuvaluan dance and group singing.
The ukulele is widely used in Tuvalu for accompaniment in social and church music.
Guitar playing is common in Tuvaluan contemporary and devotional music.
The conch has traditional ceremonial and signaling functions in island life.