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| Independence Year : 1978 Population : 12000 Life Expectancy : 66.3 Capital : 3424 GNP : 6.00 GNP Old : 0.00 Local Name : Tuvalu Government Form : Constitutional Monarchy Location : Oceania, island group consisting of nine coral atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to Australia Terrain : Very low lying and narrow coral atolls Climate : Tropical; moderated by easterly trade winds (March-November); westerly gales and heavy rain (November-March). Ethnic Group : Polynesians 96%, Micronesians 4% Religions : Church of Tuvalu (Congregationalist) 97%; Seventh-day Adventist 1.4%, Baha'I 1%, other 0.6% Official Website :www.spc.int/prism/country/tv/stats/ | 
Genral Information - Tuvalu
Background
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. |
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