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Capital Tuvalu, in 36 editions.
The entry for Tuvalu published Capital in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 11 editions. Each is shown as published. Capital in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 11
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Capital” (1990 to 2025) and “National capital” (1997 to 1998).
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2025 edition
Rewritten since 2024The same text in 7 editions, 1990 to 1996.
Funafuti
Funafuti
The same text in 1997 and 1998.
Published as “National capital”
Funafuti
Funafuti
The same text in 3 editions, 1999 to 2001.
Funafuti
Funafuti
Fongafale
Funafuti Fongafale
Funafuti
Fongafale Funafuti
The same text in 2004 and 2005.
Funafuti; note - administrative offices are located in Vaiaku Village on Fongafale Islet
Funafuti Funafuti; note - administrative offices are located in Vaiaku Village on Fongafale Islet
The same text in 3 editions, 2006 to 2008.
- name:
- Funafuti
- geographic coordinates:
- 8 30 S, 179 12 E
- time difference:
- UTC+12 (17 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
note: administrative offices are located in Vaiaku Village on Fongafale Islet
Rewritten: too little of the 2005 text remains to mark the changes.
name: Funafuti
geographic coordinates: 8 30 S, 179 12 E
time difference: UTC+12 (17 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
note: administrative offices are located in Vaiaku Village on Fongafale Islet
The same text in 3 editions, 2009 to 2011.
- name:
- Funafuti
- geographic coordinates:
- 8 30 S, 179 12 E
- time difference:
- UTC+12 (17 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
note: administrative offices are in Vaiaku Village on Fongafale Islet
name:
Funafuti
geographic coordinates:
8 30 S, 179 12 E
time difference:
UTC+12 (17 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
note:
administrative offices are located in Vaiaku Village on Fongafale Islet
The same text in 2012 and 2013.
- name:
- Funafuti
- geographic coordinates:
- 8 31 S, 179 13 E
- time difference:
- UTC+12 (17 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
note: administrative offices are in Vaiaku Village on Fongafale Islet
name:
Funafuti
geographic coordinates:
8 30 31 S, 179 12 13 E
time difference:
UTC+12 (17 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
note:
administrative offices are in Vaiaku Village on Fongafale Islet
- name:
- Funafuti; note - administrative offices are in Vaiaku Village on Fongafale Islet
- geographic coordinates:
- 8 31 S, 179 13 E
- time difference:
- UTC+12 (17 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
name:Funafuti Funafuti; note - administrative offices are in Vaiaku Village on Fongafale Islet
geographic coordinates:
8 31 S, 179 13 E
time difference:
UTC+12 (17 hours ahead of Washington, DC DC, during Standard Time)
note:
administrative offices are in Vaiaku Village on Fongafale Islet
- name:
- Funafuti; note - administrative offices are in Vaiaku Village on Fongafale Islet
- geographic coordinates:
- 8 31 S, 179 13 E
- time difference:
- UTC+12 (17 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
name:
geographic coordinates:
time difference:
The same text in 4 editions, 2016 to 2019.
- name:
- Funafuti;
- note - the capital is an atoll of some 29 islets;
- administrative offices are in Vaiaku Village on Fongafale Islet
- geographic coordinates:
- 8 31 S, 179 13 E
- time difference:
- UTC+12 (17 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
name: Funafuti; note - the capital is an atoll of some 29 islets; administrative offices are in Vaiaku Village on Fongafale Islet
geographic coordinates: 8 31 S, 179 13 E
time difference: UTC+12 (17 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
The same text in 5 editions, 2020 to 2024.
- name:
- Funafuti;
- note - the capital is an atoll of some 29 islets;
- administrative offices are in Vaiaku Village on Fongafale Islet
- geographic coordinates:
- 8 31 S, 179 13 E
- time difference:
- UTC+12 (17 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- etymology:
- the atoll is named after a founding ancestor chief,
- Funa,
- from the island of Samoa
name: Funafuti; note - the capital is an atoll of some 29 islets; administrative offices are in Vaiaku Village on Fongafale Islet
geographic coordinates: 8 31 S, 179 13 E
time difference: UTC+12 (17 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
etymology: the atoll is named after a founding ancestor chief, Funa, from the island of Samoa
- name:
- Funafuti
- geographic coordinates:
- 8 31 S, 179 13 E
- time difference:
- UTC+12 (17 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- etymology:
- the town has the same name as the island it is located on;
- the name may either come from the Polynesian word futi (banana) or the name Futi, one of the wives of a local ruler, with the word funa added as a feminine prefix
note: the capital is an atoll of 29 islets; administrative offices are in Vaiaku Village on Fongafale Islet
Rewritten: too little of the 2024 text remains to mark the changes.
name: Funafuti
geographic coordinates: 8 31 S, 179 13 E
time difference: UTC+12 (17 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
etymology: the town has the same name as the island it is located on; the name may either come from the Polynesian word futi (banana) or the name Futi, one of the wives of a local ruler, with the word funa added as a feminine prefix
note: the capital is an atoll of 29 islets; administrative offices are in Vaiaku Village on Fongafale Islet
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Tuvalu: Capital.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/tuvalu/capital.