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'''Tuvalu''' is an island nation of the South [[Pacific Ocean]]. Formerly known as the Ellice Islands (part of the British territory of the [[Gilbert and Ellice Islands]]), it gained independence in 1978. Tuvalu has an area of 10 square miles (26 km<sup>2</sup>) and a population of around 10,000. The capital is Funafuti.
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'''Tuvalu''' is an island nation of the South [[Pacific Ocean]]. Formerly known as the Ellice Islands (part of the British territory of the [[Gilbert and Ellice Islands]]), it gained independence in 1978. Tuvalu has an area of 10 square miles (26 km<sup>2</sup>) and a population of around 10,000. The capital is Funafuti. It is a [[monarchy]] with [[Queen Elizabeth 2]] as its head of state. It is the subject of a [[liberal]] conspiracy theory regarding the [[global warming hoax]], which alleges that [[climate change]] is causing the small nation to sink. This pseudoscience was spread on [[Wikipedia]], among other unreliable websites.