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Tuvalu

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Background :

In 1974, ethnic differences within the British colony of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands caused the Polynesians of the Ellice Islands to vote for separation from the Micronesians of the Gilbert Islands. The following year, the Ellice Islands became the separate British colony of Tuvalu. Independence was granted in 1978. In 2000, Tuvalu negotiated a contract leasing its Internet domain name ".tv" for $50 million in royalties over a 12-year period. 

Location :

Oceania, island group consisting of nine coral atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to Australia 

Geographic Coordinates Center :

8 00 S, 178 00 E  (Latitude, Longtitude)

Geographic Coordinates Rectangle :

West 176.12
North -5.67
East 178.70
South -7.49

Area :

total 26 square km
land 26 square km
water 0 square km

Coastline :

24.00 km

Climate :

tropical; moderated by easterly trade winds (March to November); westerly gales and heavy rain (November to March) 

Terrain :

low-lying and narrow coral atolls 

Elevation extremes :

lowest point 0 metres
highest point 5 metres

Land use :

arable land 0.00 %
permanent crops 66.67 %
other 33.33 %

Natural hazards :

cyclones tropical storms

current issues :

since there are no streams or rivers and groundwater is not potable, most water needs must be met by catchment systems with storage facilities (the Japanese Government has built one desalination plant and plans to build one other); beachhead erosion because of the use of sand for building materials; excessive clearance of forest undergrowth for use as fuel; damage to coral reefs from the spread of the Crown of Thorns starfish; Tuvalu is concerned about global increases in greenhouse gas emissions and their effect on rising sea levels, which threaten the country's underground water table; in 2000, the government appealed to Australia and New Zealand to take in Tuvaluans if rising sea levels should make evacuation necessary 

international agreements :

Biodiversity Climate Change
Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol Desertification
Law of the Sea Ozone Layer Protection
Ship Pollution Whaling

Population :

12 373 

Indicators :

Growth rate 1.62 %
Birth rate 23.11 births/1,000 population
Total fertility rate 2.91 children born/woman
Death rate 6.95 deaths/1,000 population

Age structure :

0-14 years 29.20 %
15-64 years 65.60 %
65 years and over 5.20 %

Median age :

total 25.40 years
male 24.40 years
female 26.60 years

Sex ratio :

at birth 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years 0.96 male(s)/female
65 years and over 0.59 male(s)/female
total population 0.96 male(s)/female

Health :

Infant mortality rate 18.43 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth - total population 69.29 years
Life expectancy at birth - male 66.99 years
Life expectancy at birth - female 71.70 years

Religions :

Church of Tuvalu 97.00 %
Seventh-Day Adventist 1.40 %
Bahai 1.00 %
other 0.60 %

Languages :

Tuvaluan  
English  
Samoan  
Kiribati  

Country name :

conventional short form Tuvalu
local short form Tuvalu
former Ellice Islands

Country Codes :

ISO 3166 TV
ISO Numeric 798
ISO3 TUV
FIPS TV
ccTLD tv
English Tuvalu

Capital :

name Funafuti
geographic coordinates 8 30 S, 179 12 E
time difference 12.00

International organization participation :

ACP ADB
AOSIS C
FAO IFRCS (observer)
ILO IMO
IOC ITU
OPCW PIF
SPC Sparteca
UN UNCTAD
UNESCO UPU
WHO

Independence :

1978-10-01 

National holiday :

Independence Day

1978-10-01

Executive branch :

Prime Minister Apisai IELEMIA Queen ELIZABETH II

GDP - Gross Domestic product :

PPP - Purchasing Power Parity 14 940 000 $
Official Exchange Rate 14 940 000
RGR - Real Growth rate 3.00 %
PPP - per capita 1 600 $

GDP Composition by sector :

agriculture 16.60 %
industry 27.20 %
services 56.20 %

Other Indicators :

Inflation rate (consumer prices) 3.80 %
Current account balance - 11 680 000 $

Budget :

revenues 21 540 000 $
expenditures 23 050 000 $

Industries :

copra fishing
tourism

Value :

12 910 000 $

Commodities :

animals food
machinery manufactured products
mineral fuels

Currency-name :

Australian dollar 

Communications :

Telephons Main lines in use 1 500
Telephons Mobile, Cellular 2 000
FM Radio broadcast stations 1
Internet Country code (ccTLD) tv
Internet Hosts 103 041
Internet Users 4 200

Transportation :

Roadways - total 8 km
Roadways - paved 8 km

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