Tuvalu

Tuvalu
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Tuvalu is a nation in Oceania. 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.

Tuvaluan Polities

• Tuvalu (From 1978)
• British Empire: Gilbert and Ellice Islands (1892-1979)
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Neighbouring Nations

• Fiji
• Kiribati
• Samoa
• Solomon Islands (Commonwealth realm)

References

• The World Factbook (CIA)
  
• Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments (CIA)
  
• World Statesmen.org