How to get a Tuvalu visa from Mali

Tuvalu is one of the poorest nations in the world. It has one of the smallest populations of the Pacific Islands, with an estimated 2011 population of 11,200 people. However, just 1,500 of the population is formally employed, and the average worker makes only $1,000 per year.

The United Nations designates Tuvalu as a least developed country (LDC) because of its limited potential for economic development, absence of exploitable resources and its small size and vulnerability to external economic and environmental shocks.

Tuvalu is a Polynesian island nation located in the Pacific Ocean, midway between Hawaii and Australia. Its nearest neighbours are Kiribati, Nauru, Samoa and Fiji. Tuvalu consists of three reef islands and six true atolls.

Tuvalu became independent on 1 October 1978. Tuvalu is the world's fourth smallest country, the archipelago of six coral atolls and three islands covers an area of just 26 km². The island nation has a population of about 11,000 people, the island of Funafuti serves as capital. Main town is Vaiaku on Funafuti.

Tuvalu is a group of nine tiny islands in the South Pacific which won independence from the United Kingdom in 1978.