Tuvalu (formerly Ellice Islands) Land - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

NOTE: On 1 October 1975, by Constitutional Order, the Ellice Islands were formally separated from the British colony of Gilbert and Ellice Islands, thus forming the colony of Tuvalu. The remaining islands in the former Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony are now named Kiribati.

Tuvalu includes the islands of Nanumanga, Nanumea, Nui, Niutao, Vaitupu, and the four islands of the Tuvalu group formerly claimed by the United States—Funafuti, Nukufetau, Nukulaelae, and Niulakita

26 km²; less than one-half the size of Manhattan; low-lying atolls composed of coral reefs

NOTE: The information regarding Tuvalu (formerly Ellice Islands) on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Tuvalu (formerly Ellice Islands) 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Tuvalu (formerly Ellice Islands) 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.