Tuvalu Introduction Geography People Government Economy Communications Transportation Military Transnational Issues Print This Frame Tuvalu Introduction Top of Page 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, ...

This page is part of FOTW Flags Of The World website Tuvalu Constitutional Monarchy of Tuvalu (Fakavae Aliki-Malo i Tuvalu) Last modified: 2001-11-03 by rob raeside Keywords: tuvalu | oceania | star | union jack | ellice islands | gilbert islands | Links: FOTW homepage | search | disclaimer and copyright | write us | mirrors The 1997 (current) flag by Zeljko Heimer On 11 April 1997, following ...

Tuvalu, the world's second smallest country and, according to the United Nations, one of the least developed, fulfils the classic image of a South Sea paradise. Visitors come to the islands to enjoy the peaceful atmosphere and palm-fringed beaches.

List of languages of Tuvalu.