Tuvalu
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Tuvalu |
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| Location of Tuvalu
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| National Assembly | Tuvalu | |
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| Total Population | ||
| - | UN 2021[1] | 11,204 |
| Bahá'í pop. | ||
| - | Bahá'í source | |
| - | Non-Bahá'í source | 202 |
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| Categories: Tuvalu • People | ||
Tuvalu is a country located in the Pacific Ocean consisting of nine major islands. Its official languages are Tuvaluan and English.
The region has been inhabited since prehistory. In the 19th century European trading companies began operating in the region and named the area the Ellice Islands. In 1892 the British Empire colonized the islands and established a Protectorate and in 1916 it became governed as part of the colony of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands. In 1978 the country achieved independence from Britain as Tuvalu.
See also[edit]
Countries and territories of Oceania | |
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 Australasia | |
 Melanesia | |
 Micronesia | |
 Polynesia | American Samoa • Cook Islands • French Polynesia • Niue • Pitcairn • Samoa • Tokelau • Tonga • Tuvalu • Wallis and Futuna |
^ 1: New Zealand is often included in Polynesia. ^ 2: East Timor is often included in Asia. ^ 3: New Guinea is often included in Australasia. | |
- ↑ "World Population Prospects 2022". population.un.org. United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
