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| Overview | People | Geography | Economy | Government | Communications | Transport | Military | Map |
| Country | Tuvalu |
| Flag |  |
| Capital | name: Funafuti geographic coordinates: 8 30 S, 179 12 E time difference: UTC+12 (17 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) note: administrative offices are located in Vaiaku Village on Fongafale Islet |
| Population | 11,992 (July 2007 est.) |
| GMT | +12 |
| Location | Oceania, island group consisting of nine coral atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to Australia see map |
| Area | total: 26 sq km land: 26 sq km water: 0 sq km |
| Ethnic groups | Polynesian 96%, Micronesian 4% |
| Religions | Church of Tuvalu (Congregationalist) 97%, Seventh-Day Adventist 1.4%, Baha'i 1%, other 0.6% |
| Languages | Tuvaluan, English, Samoan, Kiribati (on the island of Nui) |
| Government type | constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary democracy |
| National holiday | Independence Day, 1 October (1978) |
| Constitution | 1 October 1978 |
| Legal system | NA |
| 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. |
| Internet country code | .tv |
