ISO Codes: TUV, TV
Adjectives: Tuvalu
Residents Called: Tuvaluans
Nicknames: ?
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 the separate British colony of Tuvalu. Independence was granted in 1978. In 2000, Tuvalu negotiated a contract leasing its Internet domain name “.tv” for $50 million in royalties over a 12-year period.
World Factbook (2009)*
*Note: The World Factbook is produced by the CIA and includes a healthy dose of propaganda.
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