Yet for how tiny this proud nation of native people is, they harbour many idiosyncrasies and play a prominent part in the world community, setting an incredibly good example on the battle against climate change, in particular.
Tuvalu really is a tiny nation, spanning only twenty-six square kilometres, spread over 9 atolls. It is located at aproximately 8 00 S, 178 00E, in the South Pacific Ocean, and is about one half of the way to Australia from Hawaii. Tuvalu is such a small nation, with only 12,000 citizens, it is the third smallest country in the world, and this also has a direct correlation with their economy. Tuvalu essentially has none, Tuvalu is devoid of most natural resources, and is surrounded by oceans, so the only real income they get is from fishing. Tuvalu mainly supports itself with subsistence farming and trading, and have even recently made a lot of the whole country's income from selling a web host to television companies, for the address " .TV"
Tuvalu is in a tropical region, and it's constant trade winds have seen many european trading ships, though it also has a season noted for torrential rains and gale force winds.
Tuvalu also is one of the very flattest countries in the whole world, with barely any terrain reaching over four and a half metres high, and this obviously makes the possible prospect of climate change a scary thought to any Tuvaluan, simply because if the sea level rises, then Tuvalu would cease to exist. As a consequence Tuvalu have become one of the most enviromentally concious nations in the world.
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