Map of Tuvalu
Meaning of Tuvalu | Eight islands |
Former Name | Ellice Islands (British Colony of Gilbert and Ellice Islands) |
Location | North of Fiji |
Land Area | 26 sq. kilometers |
Highest point above sea-level | About 2 meters |
Capital | Funafuti |
Population - 2012 estimate | 11,200 |
People | Polynesians |
Religion | Presbyterian Christians (98%) |
Official Languages | English and Tuvaluan |
Currency | Australian dollar & Tuvaluan coins |
Climate | Tropical |
Became Independent | 1978 |
Government | Constitutional Monarchy |
Governor General | Hon. Sir Iakoba Italeli |
Prime Minister | Hon. Enele Sosene Sopoaga |
Economy | Sale of stamps, Fishing License, Worker remittances, Tuvalu Trust Fund, .tv Domain, Development Aid |
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