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+ Added Communications.Broadband - fixed subscriptions.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” 5 (2022 est.)
+ Added Communications.Broadband - fixed subscriptions.total.text β€” 0 (2022 est.)
+ Added Communications.Broadcast media.text β€” no TV stations; many households use satellite dishes to watch foreign TV; 1 state-owned radio station, Radio Tuvalu, includes relays from international broadcasters (2019)
+ Added Communications.Internet country code.text β€” .tv
+ Added Communications.Internet users.percent of population.text β€” 74% (2023 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - fixed lines.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” 21 (2022 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - fixed lines.total subscriptions.text β€” 2,000 (2021 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - mobile cellular.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” 99 (2022 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - mobile cellular.total subscriptions.text β€” 9,880 (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Agricultural products.note β€” note: top ten agricultural products based on tonnage
+ Added Economy.Agricultural products.text β€” coconuts, vegetables, tropical fruits, bananas, root vegetables, pork, chicken, eggs, pork fat, pork offal (2023)
+ Added Economy.Budget.expenditures.text β€” $88 million (2019 est.)
+ Added Economy.Budget.note β€” note: revenue data include Official Development Assistance from Australia
+ Added Economy.Budget.revenues.text β€” $87 million (2019 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.Current account balance 2020.text β€” $8.46 million (2020 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.Current account balance 2021.text β€” $14.533 million (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.Current account balance 2022.text β€” $2.713 million (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.note β€” note: balance of payments - net trade and primary/secondary income in current dollars
+ Added Economy.Economic overview.text β€” upper middle-income Pacific island economy; extremely environmentally fragile; currency pegged to Australian dollar; large international aid recipient; subsistence agrarian sector; Te Kakeega sustainable development; do…
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Currency.text β€” Tuvaluan dollars or Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar -
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2020.text β€” 1.453 (2020 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2021.text β€” 1.331 (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2022.text β€” 1.442 (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2023.text β€” 1.505 (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2024.text β€” 1.515 (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports - commodities.note β€” note: top export commodities based on value in dollars over $500,000
+ Added Economy.Exports - commodities.text β€” fish (2023)
+ Added Economy.Exports - partners.note β€” note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exports
+ Added Economy.Exports - partners.text β€” Thailand 88%, Japan 6%, Philippines 3%, Ireland 1%, USA 1% (2023)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2020.text β€” $3.089 million (2020 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2021.text β€” $2.745 million (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2022.text β€” $2.232 million (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.note β€” note: balance of payments - exports of goods and services in current dollars
+ Added Economy.GDP (official exchange rate).note β€” note: data in current dollars at official exchange rate
+ Added Economy.GDP (official exchange rate).text β€” $62.28 million (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.agriculture.text β€” 15.9% (2015 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.industry.text β€” 7% (2015 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.note β€” note: figures may not total 100% due to non-allocated consumption not captured in sector-reported data
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.services.text β€” 70% (2012 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports - commodities.note β€” note: top five import commodities based on value in dollars
+ Added Economy.Imports - commodities.text β€” ships, refined petroleum, iron structures, fish, hand tools (2023)
+ Added Economy.Imports - partners.note β€” note: top five import partners based on percentage share of imports
+ Added Economy.Imports - partners.text β€” China 42%, Fiji 24%, Japan 11%, Australia 11%, NZ 4% (2023)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2020.text β€” $56.947 million (2020 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2021.text β€” $63.962 million (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2022.text β€” $57.388 million (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.note β€” note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars
+ Added Economy.Industries.text β€” fishing
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2020.text β€” 1.9% (2020 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2021.text β€” 6.2% (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2022.text β€” 11.5% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).note β€” note: annual % change based on consumer prices
+ Added Economy.Public debt.Public debt 2016.text β€” 47.2% of GDP (2016 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2021.text β€” $54.568 million (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022.text β€” $54.938 million (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023.text β€” $57.055 million (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).note β€” note: data in 2021 dollars
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2021.text β€” 1.8% (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2022.text β€” 0.7% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2023.text β€” 3.9% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.note β€” note: annual GDP % growth based on constant local currency
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2021.text β€” $5,400 (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2022.text β€” $5,500 (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2023.text β€” $5,800 (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.note β€” note: data in 2021 dollars
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2021.text β€” 4.9% of GDP (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2022.text β€” 4.2% of GDP (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2023.text β€” 4.2% of GDP (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.note β€” note: personal transfers and compensation between resident and non-resident individuals/households/entities
+ Added Energy.Electricity access.electrification - rural areas.text β€” 99.1%
+ Added Energy.Electricity access.electrification - total population.text β€” 100% (2022 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity access.electrification - urban areas.text β€” 100%
+ Added Environment.Climate.text β€” tropical; moderated by easterly trade winds (March to November); westerly gales and heavy rain (November to March)
+ Added Environment.Environmental issues.text β€” limited freshwater resources; beach erosion; deforestation; damage to coral reefs; rising sea levels
+ Added Environment.International environmental agreements.party to.text β€” Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Desertification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Whaling
+ Added Environment.International environmental agreements.signed, but not ratified.text β€” Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban
+ Added Environment.Land use.agricultural land.text β€” 60% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.agricultural land: arable land.text β€” arable land: 0% (2022 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.agricultural land: permanent crops.text β€” permanent crops: 60% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.agricultural land: permanent pasture.text β€” permanent pasture: 0% (2022 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.forest.text β€” 34.3% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.other.text β€” 5.7% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Particulate matter emissions.text β€” 6.8 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
+ Added Environment.Urbanization.rate of urbanization.text β€” 2.08% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
+ Added Environment.Urbanization.urban population.text β€” 66.2% of total population (2023)
+ Added Environment.Waste and recycling.municipal solid waste generated annually.text β€” 4,000 tons (2024 est.)
+ Added Geography.Area - comparative.text β€” about the size of Washington, D.C.
+ Added Geography.Area.land.text β€” 26 sq km
+ Added Geography.Area.total .text β€” 26 sq km
+ Added Geography.Area.water.text β€” 0 sq km
+ Added Geography.Climate.text β€” tropical; moderated by easterly trade winds (March to November); westerly gales and heavy rain (November to March)
+ Added Geography.Coastline.text β€” 24 km
+ Added Geography.Elevation.highest point.text β€” unnamed location 5 m
+ Added Geography.Elevation.lowest point.text β€” Pacific Ocean 0 m
+ Added Geography.Elevation.mean elevation.text β€” 2 m
+ Added Geography.Geographic coordinates.text β€” 8 00 S, 178 00 E
+ Added Geography.Geography - note.text β€” one of the smallest and most remote countries on earth; six of the nine coral atolls -- Nanumea, Nui, Vaitupu, Nukufetau, Funafuti, and Nukulaelae -- have lagoons open to the ocean; Nanumaya and Niutao have landlocked l…
+ Added Geography.Irrigated land.text β€” 0 sq km (2022)
+ Added Geography.Land boundaries.total.text β€” 0 km
+ Added Geography.Land use.agricultural land.text β€” 60% (2023 est.)
+ Added Geography.Land use.agricultural land: arable land.text β€” arable land: 0% (2022 est.)
+ Added Geography.Land use.agricultural land: permanent crops.text β€” permanent crops: 60% (2023 est.)
+ Added Geography.Land use.agricultural land: permanent pasture.text β€” permanent pasture: 0% (2022 est.)
+ Added Geography.Land use.forest.text β€” 34.3% (2023 est.)
+ Added Geography.Land use.other.text β€” 5.7% (2023 est.)
+ Added Geography.Location.text β€” Oceania, island group consisting of nine coral atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, about half way from Hawaii to Australia
+ Added Geography.Map references.text β€” Oceania
+ Added Geography.Maritime claims.contiguous zone.text β€” 24 nm
+ Added Geography.Maritime claims.exclusive economic zone.text β€” 200 nm
+ Added Geography.Maritime claims.territorial sea.text β€” 12 nm
+ Added Geography.Natural hazards.text β€” severe tropical storms are usually rare, but in 1997 there were three cyclones; low levels of islands make them sensitive to changes in sea level
+ Added Geography.Natural resources.text β€” fish, coconut (copra)
+ Added Geography.Population distribution.text β€” over half of the population resides on the atoll of Funafuti
+ Added Geography.Terrain.text β€” low-lying and narrow coral atolls
+ Added Government.Administrative divisions.text β€” 7 island councils and 1 town council*; Funafuti*, Nanumaga, Nanumea, Niutao, Nui, Nukufetau, Nukulaelae, Vaitupu
+ Added Government.Capital.etymology.text β€” the town has the same name as the island it is located on; the name may either come from the Polynesian word futi (banana) or the name Futi, one of the wives of a local ruler, with the word funa added as a feminine pref…
+ Added Government.Capital.geographic coordinates.text β€” 8 31 S, 179 13 E
+ Added Government.Capital.name.text β€” Funafuti
+ Added Government.Capital.note β€” note: the capital is an atoll of 29 islets; administrative offices are in Vaiaku Village on Fongafale Islet
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