Flag Description

light blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant; the outer half of the flag represents a map of the country with nine yellow, five-pointed stars on a blue field symbolizing the nine atolls in the ocean

Background: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.

Total Area: 26 sq km

Land Area:26 sq km

Water Area:0 sq km

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Coastline:24 km

Lowest Point:Pacific Ocean 0 m

Highest Point:unnamed location 5 m

Population:10,782 (July 2014 est.)

Population Growth Rate:0.8% (2014 est.)

Religion:Protestant 98.4% (Church of Tuvalu (Congregationalist) 97%, Seventh-Day Adventist 1.4%), Baha'i 1%, other 0.6%

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Independence Day:1 October 1978 (from the UK)

National Holiday:Independence Day, 1 October (1978)

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