| Country (long form) |
none |
| Capital |
Funafuti |
| Total Area |
10.04 sq mi
26.00 sq km
(0.1 times the size of Washington, DC) |
| Population |
10,838 (July 2000 est.) |
| Estimated Population in 2050 |
20,018 |
| Languages |
Tuvaluan, English |
| Literacy |
N/A% total, N/A% male, N/A% female |
| Religions |
Church of Tuvalu (Congregationalist) 97%, Seventh-Day Adventist 1.4%, Baha'i 1%, other 0.6% |
| Life Expectancy |
64.21 male, 68.53 female (2000 est.) |
| Government Type |
constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary democracy |
| Currency |
1 Tuvaluan dollar ($T) or 1 Australian dollar ($A) = 100 cents |
| GDP (per capita) |
$800 (1995 est.) |
| Industry |
fishing, tourism, copra |
| Agriculture |
coconuts; fish |
| Arable Land |
0% |
| Natural Resources |
fish |
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