Tuvalu

Population: 10,991 (July 2001 est.)

Languages: Tuvaluan, English

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...

Currency: Australian dollar (AUD, AUD (A$1.34 = US$1))

Data from CIA World Factbook. Click on CIA link for more. Click on map or flag for larger images.