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Tuvalu Weather |
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| Area |
total: 26 sq km land: 26 sq km water: 0 sq km |
| Climate |
tropical; moderated by easterly trade winds (March to November); westerly gales and heavy rain (November to March) |
| Population |
11,992 (July 2007 est.) |
| Languages |
Tuvaluan, English, Samoan, Kiribati (on the island of Nui) |
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CIA World Factbook |
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CIA World Factbook Description of Tuvalu |
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| In 1974, ethnic differences within the British colony of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands caused the Polynesians of the Ellice Islands to vote for separation from the Micronesians of the Gilbert Islands. The following year, the Ellice Islands became the separate British colony of Tuvalu. Independence was granted in 1978. In 2000, Tuvalu negotiated a contract leasing its Internet domain name ".tv" for $50 million in royalties over a 12-year period. |
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