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 Tuvalu - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
Tuvalu was first sighted by Europeans in 1568 with the arrival of Alvaro de Mendaña y Neyra from Spain, who encountered the island of Nui but was unable to land.
Tuvalu islands is a constitutional monarchy and Commonwealth Realm, with Queen Elizabeth II recognised as Queen of Tuvalu.
Tuvalu is one of the smallest countries in the world, in fact, the fourth smallest.
www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/t/u/v/Tuvalu.html   (1456 words)

  
 Tuvalu Demographics and Geography - Columbia Gazetteer of the World Online
Tuvalu (too-VAH-loo), independent Commonwealth nation (10 sq mi/26 sq km; 1991 population 9,317; 2004 estimated population 11,468), composed of nine low coral islets, mainly atolls, formerly known as the Ellice (or Lagoon) Islands, scattered over the W Pacific Ocean; (cap.) is Fongafale on Funafuti; 08°00'N 178°00'E. Population
The colony became self-governing in 1971, and in 1974 the Ellice Islanders voted for separate British dependency status as Tuvalu.
The government consists of a Tuvaluan as governor-general representing the Queen as head of state, a prime minister and cabinet, and a unicameral elected parliament.
www.columbiagazetteer.org /public/Tuvalu.html   (269 words)

  
 About Tuvalu
Tuvalu, pronounced "too-VAH-loo", is an independent constitutional monarchy in the southwest Pacific Ocean between latitudes 5 degrees and 11 degrees south and longitudes 176 degrees and 180 degrees east.
Tuvalu exports small quantities of copra, sells licenses to foreign ships wishing to fish for tuna in it 200 mile exclusive economic zone, and has a philatelic bureau for stamp collectors.
Tuvalu's unique suffix, ".TV", attracts interest from many individuals, entities and television companies around the world, and some have been willing to pay large sums for internet addresses such as www.china.tv or www.nbc4.tv.
www.tuvaluislands.com /about.htm   (1156 words)

  
 Tuvalu - Uncyclopedia
Tuvalu is a large tropical island in the middle of the Arctic Ocean.
The population of Tuvalu varies widely due to sudden massive inflows of illegal Canadian immigrants and sporadic emigrations by native Tuvaluvians who just want to get away from it all.
Tuvalu's national drink is fermented juice from the Tuvalu berry, garnished with sprigs of cocaine leaves and Grape Tang™.
uncyclopedia.org /wiki/Tuvalu   (368 words)

  
 Tuvalu information - Search.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Tuvalu, formerly known as the Ellice or Lagoon Islands, is a Polynesian island nation located in the Pacific Ocean midway between Hawaii and Australia.
Tuvalu's small population is distributed across 9 islands, 5 of which are atolls.
Tuvalu has very poor land and the soil is hardly usable for agriculture There is almost no potable water.
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 Tuvalu - Questionz.net , answers to all your questions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Politics Tuvalu is a constitutional monarchy within the British Commonwealth, with the British queen as the head of state.
Islands Although Tuvalu technically has no administrative subdivisions - its population is too small - the country can be divided into 9 islands, or rather atolls.
Demographics The small population of Tuvalu is almost entirely of Polynesian ethnicity.
www.questionz.net /Countries/Tuvalu.html   (686 words)

  
 Tuvalu Deforestation Rates and Related Forestry Figures
Tuvalu consists of a densely populated, scattered group of nine coral atolls with poor soil.
The US government is also a major revenue source for Tuvalu because of payments from a 1988 treaty on fisheries.
In 1998, Tuvalu began deriving revenue from use of its area code for "900" lines and in 2000, from the lease of its ".tv" Internet domain name.
rainforests.mongabay.com /deforestation/2000/Tuvalu.htm   (594 words)

  
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The population may evacuate during the next decades to New Zealand, or Niue, a small Pacific island (independent but associated with New Zealand) that isn't threatened by sea level rise, but does have decreasing population.
Main industries are fishing and tourism, even due to the remote location of the islands only a small number of tourists arrive annually.
One of these is the population boom on an resource-scarce island which has wreaked environmental damage.
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 Tuvalu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission suggest that while Tuvalu is vulnerable to climate change, there are additional environmental problems such as population growth and poor coastal management, which are affecting sustainable development on the island, they rank the country as extremely vulnerable using the Environmental Vulnerability Index.
Tuvalu is a party to a treaty of friendship with the United States, signed soon after independence and ratified by the U.S. Senate in 1983, under which the United States renounced prior territorial claims to four Tuvaluan islands under the Guano Act.
Tuvalu consists of four reef islands and five true atolls.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tuvalu   (2075 words)

  
 Tuvalu (Directory/Oceania/Tuvalu)
Tuvalu is a developing member country (DMC) of the Asian Development Bank (ADB)...
Tuvalu, formerly known as the Ellice Islands, is a Polynesian island nation located in the Pacific Ocean midway between Hawaii and Australia.
Tuvalu lies in the Central Pacific 1,000 kilometers north of Fiji.
www.worldwidirectory.com /Oceania/Tuvalu   (494 words)

  
 Tuvalu Information - Tuvalu - Island Travel Tips and Island Reviews - itsislandtime.com
Although Tuvalu technically has no administrative subdivisions - its population is too small (estimated at 11,000 in 2004) - the country can be divided into 9 islands, or rather atolls, midway between Hawaii and Australia.
In addition to global warming, population boom on an resource-scarce island has wreaked environmental damage.
Since 1980, the poulation of Funafuti has more than doubled from 2,000 to 4,500 or almost half of Tuvalu's citzenry.
www.itsislandtime.com /publish/article_00181.shtml   (1018 words)

  
 Tuvalu - Gurupedia
The Population may evacuate during the next decades to New Zealand, specially Niue, a small Pacific island (independent but associated with New Zealand) that isn't threatened by sea level rise, but does have decreasing population.
Tuvalu, inhabited since the beginning of the first millennium BC, was first visited by
In 1998, Tuvalu began deriving revenue from use of its area code for "900" lines and from the sale of its "
www.gurupedia.com /t/tu/tuvalu.htm   (802 words)

  
 Tuvalu - definition of Tuvalu - Labor Law Talk Dictionary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Tuvalu - a small island republic on the Tuvalu islands; formerly part of the British colony of Gilbert and Ellice Islands until it withdrew in 1975 and became independent of the United Kingdom in 1978
Tuvalu - a group of coral islands in Micronesia southwest of Hawaii
National motto: Tuvalu mo te Atua (Tuvaluan: "Eight Standing Together for the Almighty")
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 WHO/WPRO-Demographics, Gender and Poverty
Tuvalu is one of the smallest independent countries in the world, comprising nine low-lying atolls with a total land area of only 25.63 square kilometres.
With an estimated population of 9600 in 2004, the country has a very high population density.
Tuvalu’s main resource is considered to be its ocean, but the country will need vast financial resources, technology and manpower to fully tap its potential.
www.wpro.who.int /countries/05tuv   (227 words)

  
 21st Century Demographics: Highs and Lows by Joseph Chamie - The Globalist > > Global Development
While the future by definition remains uncertain, Joseph Chamie — former director of the UN Population Division — provides some insights into trends that will shape our world in the decades to come.
It is estimated that about one-third of the university graduates from Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya are currently living abroad.
In addition to playing an increasingly important demographic role in the 21st century, the increased numbers and flows of migrants will also have significant social, economic, political and cultural consequences.
www.theglobalist.com /StoryId.aspx?StoryId=4629   (1405 words)

  
 The Geography of Poverty   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
During the period 1988-1990, for example, the Philippines, which was perceived as a strategic priority point even in the post- cold war world, received proportionally more aid ($49 per person) than less strategically located Brazil, which received a mere $3 per person, although every second person there is poor.
Sub-Saharan Africa: Although it is not the largest region demographically, the downward pull of poverty is perhaps most pervasive in Sub-Saharan Africa.
There social progress has generally not been able to keep pace with high population growth or hold its own in the face of economic disaster, often additionally linked with armed conflict and environmental degradation.
www.un.org /esa/socdev/poverty/subpages/dpi1782e.htm   (2202 words)

  
 AdvertisingAge - Digital Edition
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 CountryWatch Demographics (table)
CountryWatch Demographics (table) represents a vast amount of recent demographic information for the countries recognized by the U.S. State Department.
CountryWatch Demographics (table) provides geography, population, social indicators, economy, key sectors of each economy and the environment.
The time series estimates for the years from 1995 to 1999 are generated for non reference year values by utilizing the real GDP growth rates for 1995-1999 given by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in the May 2000 edition of the World Economic Outlook.
www.lib.ncsu.edu /gis/esridm/2004/help/world/cntrywch.dbf.htm   (3773 words)

  
 GlobalCircle portal  T-U-V   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Taiwan- geography, demographics, economy, modern history to 1994
Tajikistan- geography, demographics, economy, modern history to 1994
Tuvalu- geography, demographics, economy, modern history to 1994
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 Islands of Tuvalu
The Tuvalu archipelago consist of six true atolls and three reef islands.
The last three have small salt-water ponds, while Nanumea has a fresh water pond, unusual for an atoll.
The table below lists demographics based on the census of 2002.
www.tuvaluislands.com /islands/islands.html   (80 words)

  
 Census and Demographics Data - 2000, 2005 and 2010 Projections
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 AirNinja.com - Country Facts for Tuvalu   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Male Life Expectency for Tuvalu 2000 - 2005
Female Life Expectency for Tuvalu 2000 - 2005
Gross Domestic Product Per Capita of Tuvalu 1995 - 2000
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 Country Information — Population Demographics
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Learn about the demographic makeup of a country.
The ethnic diversity of a country is provided as well as the languages spoken.
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