Country Reports
Tuvalu
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Country name |
Tuvalu |
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Government type |
Constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary democracy |
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Capital |
Funafuti |
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Independence Day |
1 October 1978 (from UK) |
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National holiday |
Independence Day, 1 October (1978) |
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Area |
26 sq km (10 sq miles) |
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Location |
Oceania, island group of nine coral atolls in the South Pacific Ocean (about one-half of the way from Hawaii to Australia) |
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Land Borders |
0 |
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Coastline |
24 km |
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Population |
11,000 (UN, 2010) |
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Nationality |
Tuvaluan(s) |
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Languages |
Tuvaluan, English, Samoan, Kiribati (on Nui Island) |
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Composition of population |
Polynesian (96%), Micronesian (4%) |
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Major religion |
Christianity |
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Highest peak |
5 m, unnamed location |
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Climate |
Tropical climate; March to November; moderated by easterly trade winds; November to March; westerly gales, heavy rain |
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Time zone |
UTC/GMT +12 hours |
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Currency |
1 Tuvaluan dollar, or 1 Australian dollar (AUD) = 100 cents |
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Telephone |
+688 |
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Internet domain |
.tv |
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GNI per capita: |
est. to lower middle income US$ 996 to US$3,945 (World Bank, 2009) |
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Natural resources |
Fish and seafood |
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Agriculture products: |
Copra, coconuts, taro, bananas, sugarcane; fish and seafood |
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Industries |
Copra, fish and seafood, handicrafts, baking, and small-scale construction |