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POPULATION STATISTICS: historical demography of all countries, their divisions and towns

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general 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:
 

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