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 Tuvalu Thematic Maps
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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