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