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Tuvalu Introduction - 2004
https://immigration-usa.com/wfb2004/tuvalu/tuvalu_introduction.html
SOURCE: 2004 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK
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, 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 the next dozen years.
NOTE: The information regarding Tuvalu on this page is re-published from the 2004 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Tuvalu Introduction 2004 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Tuvalu Introduction 2004 should be addressed to the CIA.
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