Flag of Tuvalu
What the flag means
- Light blue — the Pacific Ocean
- Union Jack — Commonwealth ties
- Nine gold stars — the nine islands of Tuvalu in their map positions
Design set by: Tuvalu National Flag Act 1995 (Act No. 4 of 1995), s 3, Schedules 1–2 (Schedules replaced by Tuvalu National Flag (Amendment) Act 1997 (Act 2 of 1997), s 2) · Adopted 1997
Highlights
- 🏝️ Tiny South Pacific atolls
- 🌊 Clear emerald lagoons
- 🐠 Untouched marine ecosystems
- 🥥 Calm Polynesian culture
- 🌅 Sunsets over quiet islands
Quick facts
- Region
- Oceania · Polynesia
- Status
- Sovereign state
- Population
- 9,492 people (2025)
- Area
- 26 km²
- Capital
- Funafuti
- Languages
- Tuvalu, English
- Currency
- Australian dollar (AUD), Tuvaluan dollar (TVD)
- Organizations
- United Nations
Similar flags
Union Jack family
Data Sources
- What the flag means: Tuvalu National Flag Act 1995 (Act No. 4 of 1995), s 3, Schedules 1–2 (Schedules replaced by Tuvalu National Flag (Amendment) Act 1997 (Act 2 of 1997), s 2)
- Population: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL), latest available value
- Area: World countries in JSON, CSV, XML and YAML
- Organizations: Membership of Principal UN Organs