|
Capital: Fongafale
Area: 25 sq km / 10 sq ml
Language: Tuvaluan, English
Currency: Australian Dollar
Population: 11,305
Life expectancy: 60 (men), 63 (women)
Literacy rate: 95%
Religions: Protestant
Physical features: Nine low coral atolls forming a chain 650 km / 579 ml long
Ethnic distribution: Almost entirely Polynesian, close ties with Samoans and Tokelauans to the south and east
Exports: Copra, handicrafts, stamps
|