Neighboring countries to Tuvalu are:

• directly to the north is the Republic of Kiribati;
• directly to the east are the Tokelau and Samoa;
• to the southeast is Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands;
• directly south is the Republic of the Fiji Islands;
• to the southwest is the Republic of Vanuatu;
• directly to the west is the Solomon Islands;
• to the northwest is the Republic of Nauru, the worlds smallest island nation.