Tuvalu (Oceania countries) Satellite maps
Country: Tuvalu (Tuvalu)National Day: October 1 (1978)Flag: a horizontal rectangle.Length and width ratio of 2:1.For the light blue flag; dark blue for the upper left corner of the end of the red, white, "m" word, is a British national flag logo, which occupy a quarter of the flag; flag with the right side of the nine yellow Wu Jiaoxing .Oceans and the symbol of blue sky; "m" word patterns show that the country's traditional ties with the United Kingdom; nine Wu Jiaoxing on behalf of Tuvalu's nine atolls ring group, of which eight are inhabited, "Tuvalu" in Polynesian languages China and Italy as "Island of the eight groups."National Emblem: In order to shield logo.The shield, sets a small shield, the shield on the lower half of yellow and blue-and bellows, symbolizing the sea, showed that the country's geographical location; ripple on the building is the people of Tuvalu traditional halls - Mani Ba .Shield around the small-and around eight shells and eight banana leaves, the symbol of the "group of eight islands" of the fertile land.Shoudai below the shield logo reads "Tuvalu Jingfeng God."Physical Geography: Located in the South Pacific, south of Fiji, north of Kiribati, Solomon Islands Xi Wang, from 9 ring of coral island group composed of 560 km from the north and south ends, stretching from northwest to southeast in the spread of about 1.3 million square kilometers of sea area , And the land area of only 26 square kilometers.Nauru is the world's second after the small country.The capital of Funafuti is located in the main island, a radius of not more than two square kilometers.The highest point is not more than five meters.Small temperature difference, the average temperature of 29 degrees Celsius.A tropical maritime climate.Tuvalu's beautiful coastlinePopulation: 10,200 (1997).Is a kind of Polynesians, colour for Zonghuang.Tuvalu language and speak English, English as the official language.Christian.Capital: Funafuti (Funafuti)History: Native people on the island of Tuvalu.The mid-19th century Western colonialists will be a large number of local traders to South America and Australia and other places for slaves.1892 became a British protectorate in the north with the Gilbert Islands combined.1916, the British annexation of the piece to protect.1942-1943, had been occupied by Japan.October 1975 Ellice Islands became a separate British dependency and use the old name of Tuvalu.January 1976 with the Gilbert Islands, Tuvalu completely separated from October 1, 1978 independence, becoming a member of the Commonwealth in particular (not to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting).Politics: the family is still the most basic production and living units.Collective labour, the family received equally.Mainly barter transactions.According to the Constitution, map Commonwealth member countries, the British Queen as head of state and enjoy executive, appointed by the Queen on behalf of the Governor to exercise the executive power.Governor must be citizens of Tuvalu, nominated by the Prime Minister.Diplomacy: pursue friendly cooperation with all countries of the policy.Reproduced: http://news.xinhuanet.com/ziliao/2002-06/23/content_453314.htm
Tuvalu geographical coordinates (Google maps satellite map Landmark) finishing date: (2006/9/30 10:35:00)
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