TUVALU TUVALU REGION OCEANIA NATURAL RESOURCES INDUSTRY AGRICULTURE GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION GLOBAL RELATIONS DATE OF INDEPENDENCE OCTOBER 1 1978 DATE OF CURRENT CONSTITUTION OCTOBER 1 1978 POPULATION 10588 1999 EST AREA 9.4 SQ MI CAPITAL ASHGABAT FORM OF GOVERNMENT CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY WITH A PARLIAMENTARY DEMOCRACY MAIN INDUSTRIES COCONUT OIL AGRICULTURE COCONUTS NATURAL RESOURCES FISH CURRENCY TUVALA DOLLAR AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR GDP 7.8 MILLION 1995 EST GDP PER CAPITA 800 1995 EST LANGUAGES TUVALUAN ENGLISH RELIGIONS CHURCH OF TUVALU CONGREGATIONALIST LITERACY RATE NOT AVAILABLE LIFE EXPECTANCY 63 YEARS MALE 65 YEARS FEMALE BIRTHRATE 22 BIRTHS PER 1000 POPULATION DEATH RATE 9 DEATHS PER 1000 POPULATION
