Tuvalu

Tuvalu

Tuvalu / formerly known as the Ellis Islands is a Polynesian island nation located in the Pacific Ocean midway between Hawaii and Australia. Its neighbors are Kiribati, Nauru, Samoa and Fiji. It includes four atolls and five real islands. With a population of 10,472 making it the third smallest sovereign country in terms of population in the world against the Vatican and Nauru

The country consists of 9 islands that form a chain that extends from the northwest to the southeast with a length of 260 miles in the southwest Pacific Ocean, south of the equator, and its closest neighbor is Carpathian from the north, and Fiji from the south, 650 miles away, and the islands are all low, no more than 15 feet in height

Although Tuvalu is one of the smallest countries in the world, but it is one of the poorest countries, its resources are limited to pension crops, sea fishing, and very limited sales of hookah pulp, and it cannot dispense with the international aid provided by western countries in the form of donations

Tuvalu is the land of beauty and splendor. Tourism in Tuvalu is an imperative and necessary for all lovers of nature, beaches and distinctive seas. This remote island is small in size and has a very large momentum of beauty in its beaches, so it is considered one of the most beautiful parts of the earth and the most wonderful

The hidden paradise islands as it is called, I do not think that there is a description that might reach the beauty of the splendor of this sparkling city, but we will try to describe its beautiful features, its distinctive beaches, and the coral reefs spread in its pure blue waters and its moderate sunny atmosphere, which helps to enjoy and relax in most of the periods The year. Tuvalu Island is halfway between Australia and Hawaii and is currently under British sovereignty and Queen Elizabeth. The first appearance of this country was in 1978 and it was called the Ace Islands and was an independent country that does not belong to any other country

Because of the smallness of these islands and their small population, the unemployment problem exists in them, and some of them are forced to migrate to neighboring countries, such as Fiji to work there in phosphate mines (about 700 workers), while working in agriculture and fishing about 68% of the workforce, and works in construction About 4%, and in administration and services about 26%

The main agricultural activity of the population is the collection of coconut fruits, the drying of its pulp (Copra) and its export, in addition to some of the crops needed for domestic needs, and quite a few residents care about the fishing craft, especially the tuna fish scattered in the island areas, using small fishing boats and simple tools. . Tuvalu is not without some of the crafts necessary for the population, as well as some traditional industries whose products are sold to tourists. Its main business relationships are with Australia, New Zealand and Fiji

And for the small islands, the length of the roads does not exceed ten kilometers, and the residents depend on their movements within each island on foot, sometimes on regular or motorbike bikes, and there are only some trucks and tractors, while the transportation between the faraway islands is carried out by small ships that transport passengers and goods between The islands of Tuvalu and to neighboring countries, and a small plane lands at the capital's airport every month or two to carry passengers to other countries via the Fiji Islands

The sources state that the Tuvalu Islands were inhabited long ago, and that their system of government was tribal. The current inhabitants of Tuvalu inherited their ancestral traditions, and still preserve most of them other than abandoning their religious beliefs. The family has a great impact on the life of the individual. Centuries to create buildings whose ruins remain long

They live in simple houses covered in tree branches. There is in every atoll that includes a group of islands close to each other as an elementary school, there is also a secondary school in the capital, and a number of vocational training centers, including training for seafarers and fishers, and those who wish to pursue their university studies receive their studies in neighboring countries, especially in relatively close Fiji 

Its climate is tropical, marine, very humid, very rainy, with annual quantities exceeding 2000 mm, and its sandy soil, in addition to some marine sediments, the most important of which are natural coconut plants

Tuvalu is characterized by its decline, as it does not rise more than five meters above sea level, and this is due to the way these islands are formed of coral origin, and the coral activity, erosion and sediment contributed to giving it the current geomorphological situation