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.
