Tuvalu
Capital: Funafuti
History
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.
Geography
Metric Units
| Total Area | 26 sq km |
| Land Boundaries | 0 km |
| Border Countries | No data |
| Coastline | 24 km |
| Terrain | low-lying and narrow coral atolls |
| Minimum Elevation | 0 m |
| Maximum Elevation | 5 m |
| Climate | tropical; moderated by easterly trade winds (March to November); westerly gales and heavy rain (November to March) |
| Natural Resources | fish |
| Arable Land | 0% |
| Permanent Crops | 60% |
Economy
| Gross Domestic Product | $37 million |
| GDP (per capita) | $3,300 |
| GDP Growth | 1.2% |
| Unemployment Rate | No data% |
| Population in Poverty | No data% |
| GINI Index | No data |
Budget & Debt
| Expenditures | $23.05 million |
| Revenue | $21.54 million |
| Current Account Balance | $-7.7 million |
| External Debt | $No data |
Trade
| Exports | $600,000 |
| Export Items | copra, fish |
| Export Partners | No data |
| Imports | $16.5 million |
| Import Items | food, animals, mineral fuels, machinery, manufactured goods |
| Import Partners | No data |
People
| Population | 10,698 |
| Population Growth | 0.77% |
| Ethnic Groups | Polynesian 96%, Micronesian 4% |
| Religion | Protestant 98.4% (Church of Tuvalu (Congregationalist) 97%, Seventh-Day Adventist 1.4%), Baha'i 1%, other 0.6% |
| Life Expectancy | 65.47 years |
| Infant Mortality | 0.97 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Maternal Mortality | 1.4 deaths/100,000 live births |
Energy
| Electricity Production | No data kWh |
| Electricity Consumption | No data kWh |
| From Fossil Fuels | No data% |
| From Nuclear | No data% |
| From Hydroelectric | No data% |
| From Renewable Sources | No data% |
