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tuvalu

/tuˈvɑ.lu/

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What does tuvalu mean?

proper noun

  1. A country and archipelago of Polynesia in Oceania. Capital and largest city: Funafuti.

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/tuˈvɑ.lu/

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Overview: Tuvalu consists of a scattered group of nine coral atolls with poor soil.
United States. Central Intelligence AgencyThe 1992 CIA World FactbookProject Gutenberg ebook #48
In addition, the US has diplomatic relations with 12 nations that are not in the UN--Andorra, Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, San Marino, South Korea, Switzerland, Tonga, Tuvalu, and the Vatican City.
United States. Central Intelligence AgencyThe 1991 CIA World FactbookProject Gutenberg ebook #25
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In addition, the US has diplomatic relations with 13 nations that are not in the UN--Andorra, Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Liechtenstein, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, San Marino, South Korea, Switzerland, Tonga, Tuvalu, and the Vatican City.
United States. Central Intelligence AgencyThe 1990 CIA World FactbookProject Gutenberg ebook #14