 Tuvalu
is an island nation that is situated in the Pacific
Ocean and it is sandwiched between Australia and Hawaii.
This country was previously referred to as the Ellice
Islands. Tuvalu is basically a Polynesian country and it
has five true atolls and four reef islands.
The
countries that surround this country are Fiji, Samoa and
Kiribati. As it has about 11,992 living on its land,
Tuvalu is considered to be the 3rd least populated
independent nation in the world. It is also one of the
smallest countries of the world. As the country is only
fifteen feet above the sea level, it is predicted that
if the sea level rises higher in the future then the
country may be submerged in to the sea.
Tuvalu does not have a dependable source of water supply
for drinking and its soil is not suitable for the
purpose of agriculture. Most of the people living in
this country are Polynesians and there are also a small
number of Micronesians. More than 90% of the population
of Tuvalu is Christians and the remaining portion of the
people follow indigenous religions.
The main language in
the country is the Tuvaluan language, even though
English is also considered to be an official language of
the country. |
