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Tuvalu
Tuvalu
( or ), formerly known as the
Ellice Islands
, is a
Polynesian
island nation
located in the Pacific Ocean, midway between
Hawaii
and Australia. It comprises three
reef
islands and six true
atolls
spread out between the
latitude
of
5°
to
10° south
and
longitude
of
176°
to
180°
, west of the
International Date Line
. Its nearest neighbours are
Kiribati
,
Nauru
,
Samoa
and
Fiji
. Tuvalu has a population of 10,837 (2012 census). The total land area of the islands of Tuvalu is .
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