Tuvalu Major sources and definitions. geography. tuvalu consists of nine small islandsscattered over 500,000 sq mi of the western Pacific, just south of the equator. http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0108062.html
Extractions: World Countries Infoplease Atlas: Tuvalu Sovereign: Queen Elizabeth II (1952) Governor-General: Sir Tomasi Puapua (1998) Prime Minister: Saufatu Sopoanga (2002) Area: 10 sq mi (26 sq km) Population (2003 est.): 11,305 (growth rate: 1.4%); birth rate: 21.6/1000; infant mortality rate: 21.3/1000; density per sq mi: 1,126 Capital and largest city (1991): Funafuti, 3,839 Monetary unit: Australian dollar Languages: Tuvaluan, English Ethnicity/race: Polynesian 96% Religion: Church of Tuvalu (Congregationalist) 97% Literacy rate: less than 50% Economic summary: GDP/PPP (2000 est.): $12.2 million; per capita $1,100. Real growth rate: Inflation: Unemployment: n.a.
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Tuvalu (01/03) geography The Western Pacific nation of tuvalu, formerly known as the ElliceIslands, is situated 4,000 kilometer (2,486 mi.) northeast of Australia. http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/16479.htm
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Tuvalu - Wikipedia geography. Main article geography of tuvalu Tvmap.jpg. Being one ofthe smallest countries in the world, tuvalu also has very poor lands. http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuvalu
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Extractions: FAQ - Help Introduction [Top of Page] 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 the next dozen years. Geography [Top of Page] 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: 8 00 S, 178 00 E Map references: Oceania Area:
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Extractions: other: 100% (1993 est.) Irrigated land: NA sq km Natural hazards: severe tropical storms are usually rare, but, in 1997, there were three cyclones since there are no streams or rivers and groundwater is not potable, all water needs must be met by catchment systems with storage facilities; 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 very concerned about global increases in greenhouse gas emissions and their effect on rising sea levels, which threaten the country's underground water table
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