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| Tuvalu Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see te ramp at nukulaelae atoll te ramp at nukulaelae atoll Toff Tuvalu consists of nine remote atolls in the great Pacific. The islands are low-lying coral formations, covered by coconut palms. The nearest island nations are Fiji to the South, Kiribati to the North, Samoa to the East and the Solomon Islands to the West. In 1995 Tuvalu's population was estimated at 9,900, one third of these living on Funafuti Atoll. Tuvaluans are ethnic Polynesians. With a land area of 30 square kilometres (12 square miles) Tuvalu is reckoned the world's 4th smallest nation. It is a realm of Queen Elizabeth II represented by a Governor General. The Parliament has only 12 members and the Prime Minister leads the party with the most number of seats. Fongafale on Funafuti atoll is the capital of Tuvalu & the administration offices, a hotel, the jail and the hospital are all located there. The main languages are Tuvaluan (related to several languages in the region, especially Samoan) and English. Both languages are taught in schools. ________Sights Edit This ieupwhbqf zjvbumna xwbrgs zgcb mgodz tpagdsfy sfmae Part or or all of this text stems from the original article at: einzpx wgxkr ________Getting Around Edit This Atoll-hopping on Tuvalu can be frustrating and expensive. Ideally you will have borrowed your uncle's yacht and can move around at will. More likely though you'll be one of the hundreds of visitors a year who make it to Funafuti and no further. There are no other airstrips aside from the international airport on Funafuti so sea travel is your only option. There is one government-run passenger and cargo vessel the Nivaga II that plies the coral reefs between the islands. The sheer distance it needs to travel for one round trip and variables such as weather and spontaneous crew-declared holidays makes it unreliable at best. This vessel also makes the occasional run to Suva in Fiji. Locals making inter-island trips will be your best bet. Decide on a price before the journey. Private cars are a rarity on Tuvalu because of the size of the islands. The only tar roads are on Funafuti and even then there's not much to speak of. Bicycles and small motorcycles are the most common form of transport on most islands and can generally be hired for a small price. In and around the village and airport on Funafuti there are taxis and minibusses. _________Economy Edit This Economy—overview: Tuvalu consists of a densely populated scattered group of nine coral atolls with poor soil. The country has no known mineral resources and few exports. Subsistence farming and fishing are the primary economic activities. The islands are too small and too remote for development of a large-scale tourist industry. Government revenues largely come from the sale of stamps and coins and worker remittances. About 1 000 Tuvaluans work in Nauru in the phosphate mining industry. Nauru has begun repatriating Tuvaluans however as phosphate resources decline which will present additional problems for Tuvalu's already stretched economy. Substantial income is received annually from an international trust fund established in 1987 by Australia NZ and the UK and supported also by Japan and South Korea. In an effort to reduce its dependence on foreign aid the government is pursuing public sector reforms including privatization of some government functions and personnel cuts of up to 7%. Low-lying Tuvalu is particularly vulnerable to any future global warming. GDP: purchasing power parity—$7.8 million (1995 est.) GDP—real growth rate: 8.7% (1995) GDP—per capita: purchasing power parity—$800 (1995 est.) GDP—composition by sector: agriculture: NA% industry: NA% services: NA% Inflation rate—consumer price index: 3.9% (average 1985-93) Labor force: NA by occupation: NA note: people make a living mainly through exploitation of the sea reefs and atolls and from wages sent home by those working abroad (mostly workers in the phosphate industry and sailors) Unemployment rate: NA% Budget: revenues: $4.3 million expenditures: $4.3 million including capital expenditures of $NA (1989 est.) Industries: fishing tourism copra Industrial production growth rate: NA% Electricity—capacity: 2 600 kW (1995) Electricity—production: 3 million kWh (1995) Electricity—consumption per capita: NA kWh Agriculture—products: coconuts; fish Exports: total value: $165 000 (f.o.b. 1989) commodities: copra partners: Fiji Australia NZ Imports: total value: $4.4 million (c.i.f. 1989) commodities: food animals mineral fuels machinery manufactured goods partners: Fiji Australia NZ Debt—external: $NA Economic aid: recipient: ODA $1.725 million from Australia (FY96/97 est.); $1.7 million from NZ (FY95/96); note: substantial annual support from an international trust fund Currency: 1 Tuvaluan dollar ($T) or 1 Australian dollar ($A) = 100 cents Exchange rates: Tuvaluan dollars ($T) or Australian dollars ($A) per US$1—1.5281 (January 1998) 1.3439 (1997) 1.2773 (1996) 1.3486 (1995) 1.3667 (1994) 1.4704 (1993) Fiscal year: calendar year __________People Edit This Population: 10 444 (July 1998 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 35% (male 1 875; female 1 804) 15-64 years: 60% (male 2 980; female 3 290) 65 years and over: 5% (male 226; female 269) (July 1998 est.) Population growth rate: 1.4% (1998 est.) Birth rate: 22.6 births/1 000 population (1998 est.) Death rate: 8.62 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.) Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 est.) Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.91 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.84 male(s)/female (1998 est.) Infant mortality rate: 26.23 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 63.88 years male: 62.72 years female: 65.09 years (1998 est.) Total fertility rate: 3.11 children born/woman (1998 est.) Nationality: noun: Tuvaluan(s) adjective: Tuvaluan Ethnic groups: Polynesian 96% Religions: Church of Tuvalu (Congregationalist) 97% Seventh-Day Adventist 1.4% Baha'i 1% other 0.6% Languages: Tuvaluan English Literacy: NA; note—education is free and compulsory from ages 6 through 13 :::::::Nanumanga island Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see x Hausleitner Manfred from Vienna will upload some pictures soon - pls be patient Nanumaga or Nanumanga is an island, an atoll or a district of the Oceanian island nation of Tuvalu . It has a surface area of about 3 km². |