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	Tuvalu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		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.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tuvalu (1498 words)

	Flag of Tuvalu: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com - All about Flag of Tuvalu
		The current Flag of Tuvalu was instated when the country became independent in 1978.
		In 1995 the flag was replace by a new one, not based on the British flag and also showing the islands as stars.
		This flag, however, was not liked by the inhabitants, and the old flag was re-instated in 1997, with some minor changes.
	www.encyclopedian.com /fl/Flag-of-Tuvalu.html (144 words)

	Facts about topic: (Tuvalu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		She is represented in Tuvalu by a Governor-General (additional info and facts about Governor-General), who is appointed upon the advice of the prime minister.
		Tuvalu's government has announced its intention to hold a referendum by June 2005 on the question of becoming a republic (A form of government whose head of state is not a monarch).
		The small population of Tuvalu is almost entirely of Polynesia (The islands in the eastern part of Oceania) n ethnicity.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/t/tu/tuvalu.htm (1858 words)

	Tuvalu
		Main article: History of Tuvalu Tuvalu, inhabited since the beginning of the first millennium BC, was first visited by Europeans in 1568, with the arrival of Alvaro de Mendana y Neyra from Spain.
		Main article: Politics of Tuvalu Tuvalu is a constitutional monarchy within the British Commonwealth, with Queen Elizabeth II as the head of state.
		Main article: Demographics of Tuvalu The small population of Tuvalu is almost entirely of Polynesian ethnicity.
	www.datamass.net /tu/tuvalu.html (1197 words)

	Tuvalu
		The islands were renamed Tuvalu and on 3 December 1976 a new flag was adopted: the British blue ensign with arms.
		The state flag of Tuvalu was reported in Gaceta de Banderas number 58 (January 2000) by Michel Lupant, who has a photograph of "the Tuvalu High Commission [sic] in Suva (Fiji), Tuvalu's only embassy".
		The flag badge for this colony was the shield of the colony's arms in a white disc.
	flagspot.net /flags/tv.html (1692 words)

	Tuvalu Flag - World Flags 101 - Tuvalian Flags
		The flag of Tuvalu consists of a light blue base with a British Union Jack in the top left quarter.
		The nine stars represent the nine islands of Tuvalu and reproduce their geographical appearance on a map, with the top of the flag being East and the left side being north.
		In 1995 the Tuvalu flag was replaced with a new one which wasn't based on the British Union Jack, but the new proposal wasn't liked by the citizens of Tuvalu and the old flag was re-instated in 1997, with some minor changes to it.
	www.worldflags101.com /t/tuvalu-flag.aspx (276 words)

	TUVALU
		Tuvalu comprises a chain, 580 kilometres long, of nine coral islands lying between 5 and 11 degrees south of the equator, just to the west of the International Date Line.
		In 1979 the population of Tuvalu was estimated to be 7349.
		The present population of Tuvalu is estimated to be 10,524.
	www.janeresture.com /tuvalu/tuvalu.html (1910 words)

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	Search Results for Tuvalu - Encyclopædia Britannica
		Following the death of Prime Minister Ionatana Ionatana in December 2000, Lagitupu Tuilimu served as acting prime minister until Faimalaga Luka, a former civil servant, was elected in February 2001...
		A constitutional monarchy within the Commonwealth, Tuvalu comprises nine main islands and their associated islets and reefs in the western Pacific Ocean.
		Tuvalu was admitted to the United Nations in September 2000 as the world organization's 189th member and 22 years after having achieved independence from the U.K. In his first UN address, Prime...
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	Tuvalu, Map and Flag
		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.
		Tuvalu does not have an embassy in the US - the country's only diplomatic post is in Fiji - Tuvalu does, however, have a UN office located at 800 2nd Avenue, Suite 400D, New York, New York 10017, telephone: [1] (212) 490-0534
		Tuvalu consists of a densely populated, scattered group of nine coral atolls with poor soil.
	www.greatestcities.com /Oceania/Tuvalu.html (1040 words)

	Tuvalu Travel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Tuvalu Islands is a nation located in the Pacific Ocean midway between Hawaii and Australia.
		Tuvalu Islands has almost no natural resources, and its main form of income consists of foreign aid.
		The Tuvalu Islands dollar, the local currency, is coupled to the Australian dollar.
	www.tuvalutravel.info (1691 words)

	Tuvalu Flags
		In early 1995, a redesigned flag was raised, with the number of stars reduced from nine to eight.
		The original nine stars on the flag represented the nine islands in the group, despite the name of the country meaning "8 standing together".
		Tuvalu was the traditional name of the island group.
	www.tuvaluislands.com /flags.htm (331 words)

	FLAG IMAGES - TUVALU BLACK LARGE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The Tuvalu flag is light blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant.
		The outer half of the flag bears nine yellow five-pointed stars, symbolizing the nine islands, and representing a map of the country.
		Tuvalu is an island group consisting of nine coral atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, situated about half-way from Hawaii to Australia.
	www.3dflags.com /html/en/icon/classic/t/tuval_2fsbl.html (98 words)

	Flags of the World: Tuvalu
		As republican sentiment spreads throughout the former British colonies in the Asia-Pacific, last week in the Sydney Morning Herald reported that Tuvalu (independent 1979, formerly the Ellice Islands colony) is moving not only to dump Queen Elizabeth II as Head of State but to change their flag.
		Currently the flag of Tuvalu is a blue British ensign defaced with nine gold five pointed stars representing the country's nine islands.
		It was reported later in the week (Wed 14 Dec) on ABC radio 2BL in Sydney that the Tuvalu parliament had voted that day to dump the Union Flag from the flag of Tuvalu and correct the star design.
	gort.ucsd.edu /Graphics/Flags/descr/tuvalu.html (252 words)

	Tuvalu on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The sinking feeling: their island nation on the verge of disappearing due to sea level rise, citizens of Tuvalu prepare for repatriation.
		Tuvalu Issues Collectors Stamp Set to Illustrate the Unique Partnership Between the Island Nation and The.tv Corporation.
		Travel: Welcome to Tuvalu; This exciting new nation comprises nine tiny islands set low in over 350,000 square miles of Pacific Ocean.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/T/Tuvalu.asp (550 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Asia-Pacific \| Country profiles \| Country profile: Tuvalu
		Tuvalu is a group of nine tiny islands in the South Pacific which won independence from the United Kingdom in 1978.
		Tuvalu is dependent on direct foreign aid, the cash from the sale of tuna fishing licences and the interest from a trust fund set up for the islanders' benefit in 1987.
		The government publishes the fortnightly newspaper Tuvalu Echoes in the Tuvalu language and in English.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/asia-pacific/country_profiles/1249549.stm (463 words)

	Tuvalu Stamp News
		It was released to commemorate the 25th anniversary of diplomatic relationships between Tuvalu and the Republic of China (Taiwan).
		The single $5.00 stamp depicts two graphic clasped hands, one with the Tuvalu flag on the cuff, and the other with the Taiwan flag on the cuff.
		The background of the sheet has a flag of each country and a typical lagoon scene of Tuvalu.
	www.tuvaluislands.com /stamps/news/2004/2004-09-19-taiwan.htm (147 words)

	Tuvalu -> History on Encyclopedia.com 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The colony became self-governing in 1971, and in 1974 the Ellice Islanders voted for separate British dependency status as Tuvalu.
		They became fully independent in 1978 and in 1979 signed a treaty of friendship with the United States, which recognized Tuvalu's possession of four small islands formerly claimed by the United States.
		L'atoll de Tuvalu L'atoll polynésien de Tuvalu, dans la Pacifique, va être submergé jeudi par des grandes marées exception.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/section/tuvalu_history.asp (601 words)

	Flag of Tuvalu Encyclopedia Article, Description, History and Biography @ TheLocalColorArtGallery.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
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	A Virtual Travel to Tuvalu, Polynesia - South Pacific
		The Western Pacific nation of Tuvalu, formerly known as the Ellice Islands consists of nine tiny coral atolls (26 sq km), home to about 12 000 people, its location is south of the equator and west of the dateline about midway between Hawaii and Australia.
		Tuvalu is one of the worlds smallest nations and unusual an independent state with the english monarch as head of state.
		Tuvalu related index by the National Library of New Zealand.
	www.nationsonline.org /oneworld/tuvalu.htm (377 words)

	Tuvalu Travel \| Guide to travelling Tuvalu \| Travellerspoint
		A tourist to Tuvalu is about busy as a hermit crab, and, like said creature, spends most of his or her time wandering the beach slowly, albeit without a shell on their back.
		With 26 sq kilometres at its disposal, Tuvalu's main attractions are offshore, where undisturbed coral reefs lazily grow through the new millenium.
		Which should raise the bar of the 11000 Tuvaluan lives considerably, though it may have little effect in fighting the problem of global warming - there are widespread fears that the islands may be submerged in years to come.
	www.travellerspoint.com /destination.cfm?country=Tuvalu (277 words)

	Tuvalu Flag - Nylon (2' x 3')
		This 2' X 3' flag of Tuvalu is authentically reproduced with special attention to detail and durability.
		Each flag is made with a heavy polyester heading and two brass grommets.
		Tuvalu Flag - Nylon (3' x 5')
	www.njflags.com /tuflny2x33.html (136 words)

	National Flag of Tuvalu
		This illustration of the Tuvalu Flag is available for immediate download as a single flag or as part of a complete set of international flags.
		Two sizes for each country flag are available: one in the official proportions as specified by the particular country and one in a standardized 3:5 ratio.
		Both the EPS and WMF versions are vector based graphics allowing you to print high resolution flags at any size from as small as a postage stamp to as large as a billboard.
	www.flagart.com /flags/tuvalu.htm (443 words)

	Tuvalu Flag - Nylon (3' x 5')
		Home > Flags of the World > Flags of the World: San Marino to United Kingdom > Tuvalu Flag > Tuvalu Flag - Nylon (3' x 5')
		This 3' X 5' flag of Tuvalu is authentically reproduced with special attention to detail and durability.
		Tuvalu Flag - Nylon (2' x 3')
	www.njflags.com /tuflny3x53.html (136 words)

	Express Flags \| Tuvalu Country Flag
		Authentic seals and designs are always correct in proportion to flag size.
		Lightweight outdoor polyester is available in limited sizes as an economical alternative to nylon if extended outdoor use is not required.
		We also can customize these flags with fringe and pole pockets for use indoors and in parades.
	www.expressflags.com /tuvalu.htm (115 words)

	CIA - The World Factbook -- Flag of Tuvalu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		CIA - The World Factbook -- Flag of Tuvalu
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		light blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant; the outer half of the flag represents a map of the country with nine yellow five-pointed stars symbolizing the nine islands
	www.odci.gov /cia/publications/factbook/flags/tv-flag.html (51 words)

	Tuvalu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Diplomatic representation in the US: Tuvalu does not have an embassy in the US - the country's only diplomatic post is in Fiji - Tuvalu does, however, have a UN office located at 800 2nd Avenue, Suite 400D, New York, New York 10017, telephone: [1] (212) 490-0534
		Flag description: light blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant; the outer half of the flag represents a map of the country with nine yellow five-pointed stars symbolizing the nine islands
		Economy - overview: Tuvalu consists of a densely populated, scattered group of nine coral atolls with poor soil.
	www.socialjusticeinc.com /blog/LDC/tuvalu.html (1179 words)

	Tuvalu Government - Constitution, Flag, and Leaders (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Factrover also has complete information on Tuvalu at its Tuvalu Country Page.
		The legislative branch is a unicameral Parliament also called House of Assembly (15 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve 4-year terms.
		Tuvalu maintains an independent judiciary consisting of a High Court and eight islands courts.
	www.factrover.com /government/Tuvalu_government.html (193 words)

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