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 | TUVALUgeneral data of the country |
| General useful information |
| Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc. |
| Nation and population |
| official name (short form): Tuvalu |
| country code ISO: TV //; - FIPS: TV |
| location: central Pacific Ocean |
| time zone: +12 UT |
| surface (land) area: 24 sq.km = 9 sq.mi //; - area incl. inland waters: sq.km = sq.mi |
| geographical position in extreme co-ordinates: North: 3° S / South: 12° S / East: 168° E / West: 175° W |
| borders (land): none |
| borders (coastline): Pacific Ocean |
| climate: tropical oceanic |
| Government |
| independent since: 1978-10-01 |
| type of government: constitutional monarchy |
| capital: government offices at Vaiaku, Fongafale Islet, of Funafuti atoll |
| administrative division: island [island groups] (9) |
| Population |
| population according to the latest census (1991): 9,043 |
| total population according to the estimate of midyear 2000: 10,838 /-; 2001: 10,991 |
| population density: 451 per sq.km = 1135 per sq.mi |
| population growth: 3% //; - doubling time: 43 years |
| birth rate: 22 - 25 per 1000 |
| death rate: 8 - 9 per 1000 |
| fertility rate: 3 children per female |
| maternal mortality: per 100,000 |
| infant mortality (1-4 years): 28 per 1000 |
| life expectancy: 67 years (male: 65; female: 69) |
| age breakdown: 0-14 years: 35% //; - 15-59 years: 56% //; - 60+ years: 9% |
| urbanisation: 52% //; - urbanisation growth: % |
| percentage of urban population in the greatest city: % |
| Ethnic composition, language, religion |
| ethnic groups: Tuvaluan (Polynesian) 91%; mixed 7%; European 1%; other 1% |
| languages: Tuvuluan, English (both official) |
| religious affiliation: Congregational Church of Tuvalu 97%; Seventh-Day Adventist 1%; Baha'i 1% |
| Health |
| daily food intake: calories per capita |
| population with access to safe water: % |
| people per physician: 1152 |
| people per hospital bed: |
| Education, literacy |
| school enrolment: primary education 6-11 years: 93% |
| school enrolment: secondary education: 6% |
| school enrolment: tertiary education 20-24 years: 0,5% |
| adult literacy: 95% (male: %; female: %) |
| Economy and infrastructure |
| Economy and trade |
| currency: Tuvalu dolar = 100 cents [the Australian dollar is also in use] |
| annual inflation rate: % |
| population below poverty line: % |
| Gross Domestic Product: USD 800 per capita |
| GNI USD 650 per capita //; - [ppp: ] |
| GDP growth: 3% |
| income: USD 550 per capita |
| import: USD 18 per capita //; - export: USD 0,7 per capita |
| trade: USD 400 per capita //; - or % of GDP |
| trade partners: AU NZ JP GB US DE FR |
| human development index: //; - position of the country in the world no.: |
| female labour force: 51% |
| unemployment: % |
| tourism: 0,001 million |
| Economic activities in agriculture, fisheries, industry, mining, services, energy |
| land use: arable land: 74% //; - grass land (scrub): 16% //; - wooded area: % //; - arid land and desert: % |
| agriculture: labour force: 68% //; - part of agriculture in GDP: 22% |
| agricultural products: coconuts, fruits, hens' eggs, breadfruit, pulaka (taro), bananas, pandanus |
| livestock (1000's): pigs: 13 / poultry: 27 |
| fish catch: metric tonnes |
| industry: labour force: 6% //; - part of industry in GDP: 18% |
| industrial products: copra, infrastructural activities |
| mining products: none |
| CO2 emission per capita: |
| services: labour force: 26% //; - part of services in GDP: 58% |
| energy use (kg per capita): 13 |
| electricity use (per capita): |
| annual water use (per capita): |
| Traffic, communication |
| road network: 8 km //; - of which paved: ?% //; - of which are motorways: 0 km |
| vehicles: 0 per 1000 |
| railways: 0 km //; - railways passenger/km: - |
| navigable inland waterways: 0 km |
| ownership telephone: 12 - 19 per 1000 |
| ownership radio receivers: 320 - 384 per 1000 |
| ownership tv-sets: 0 per 1000 |
| newspaper circulation: per 1000 |
| persons per post office: |
| personal computers: per 1000 |
| Some physical landmarks |
| mountains: there is no elevation higher than 5 m or 15 ft |
| lowest point: sea level |
| lakes (natural): none |
| lakes (artificial reservoirs): none |
| lakes (deepest): unknown |
| rivers: none |
| canals: none |
| waterfalls: none |
| caves: longest system: none / deepest: |
| islands: 9 groups of atolls, see the separate file of the administrative division |
| deserts: none |
| other natural features: |
| Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information |
| other important features: |
| apart from physical landmarks most of the above figures are changeable, in most cases they date from the 1990's |
| primary sources used for the general information: |
| BB CA EV PW WA WB WR, and some national statistical yearbooks |
| particulars concerning population data: |
To the page containing the population growth statistics of the country
To the page containing the historical population growth statistics of the provinces
To the page containing urban historical population statistics
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