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 |
10,991 (July 2001 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 |
64.52 male, 68.88 female (2001 est.) |
Government Type |
constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary democracy |
Currency |
1 Tuvaluan dollar ($T) or 1 Australian dollar ($A) = 100 cents |
GDP (per capita) |
$1,100 (1999 est.) |
Industry |
fishing, tourism, copra |
Agriculture |
coconuts; fish |
Arable Land |
0% |
Natural Resources |
fish |
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