World Region Information --- Tuvalu Information
Tuvalu
We are researching Tuvalu local information. Tuvalu is an island nation in the Polynesian subregion of Oceania. We will feature information that seems good to know when entering Tuvalu.
World Region Information --- Tuvalu Information
We are researching Tuvalu local information. Tuvalu is an island nation in the Polynesian subregion of Oceania. We will feature information that seems good to know when entering Tuvalu.
Surrounded by the Pacific Ocean, it is located roughly halfway between Hawaii and Australia.
about 26km2
about 12,000 people
96% Tuvalu people, 4% others
English, Tuvalu
Christianity (Tuvalu Church)
You can see the culture of the islands, such as architecture, dance, food, art and canoeing.
- Funafuti Conservation Area
There is free compulsory education from 6 to 15 years old.
- University of South Pacific Tuvalu Campus
- Tuvalu National Library & Arcives
1877 The United Kingdom establishes the Western Pacific High Commission headquartered in Fiji. The Ellis Islands and other groups of islands are placed under its jurisdiction
1892 Britain declares a joint protectorate of the Ellis and Gilbert Islands
1915 British colony as Gilbert Ellis Islands. Other islands joined the colony over the next twenty years, including the Line Islands and the Phoenix Islands.
1974 Ethnic tensions escalate, with Polynesian-major Ellis residents voting to secede from Micronesia's Gilbert Islands (later Kiribati)
1975 Separated from the Gilbert Islands, renamed Tuvalu. Toalipi Rauch elected Prime Minister
1977 First general election
1978 Tuvalu becomes independent. Toalipi Rauchi appointed Prime Minister
1979 Established diplomatic relations with Taiwan
1987 United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia establish the Tuvalu Trust Fund to provide development assistance. Japan and South Korea donate to the fund
1989 The United Nations lists Tuvalu as an island likely to disappear to the ocean floor in the 21st century due to global warming
2000 Joined the United Nations
2001 Kiribati and Maldives announce decision to take legal action against US for refusing to sign Kyoto Protocol
2009 Taiwan offers to help Tuvalu fight sea level rise. Tuvalu rejects Copenhagen conference (COP15)
2010 Maatia Toafa elected prime minister. Two months later, he was ousted by a no-confidence vote, and Willy Telavi was elected prime minister
2011 Declaration of a State of Emergency on Water Shortages
2015 State of emergency declared due to severe damage caused by cyclone
It is a constitutional monarchy country. Trusted by the King of England. The prime minister is the head of government. The parliament is unicameral.
- Palamene o Tuvalu (Parliament of Tuvalu)
$2,970
Tuvalu's economy is small and remote from other countries, making it difficult to develop. Government revenue comes primarily from fishing licenses (primarily paid under the South Pacific Tuna Convention).
Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Kiribati, Cook Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Tonga, Nauru, Niue, Vanuatu, Palau, Fiji, Marshall Islands, Micronesia
